A looming legal dispute won't affect plans by Kwinana’s Tianqi Lithium to expand its Greenbushes mine in Western Australia by 1.34 million tons per annum (mtpa) or double the capacity of a proposed processing plant at China to 24,000 tpa, the company’s Australian general manager said. Resource Capital Funds-owned Global Advanced Metals, which has rights to other minerals at Greenbushes, has said that the expansion will effectively waste its tantalum resource. The Greenbushes mine is the world’s biggest lithium mine, producing 31% of global supply, and is operated by Talison Lithium, a joint venture between Tianqi and Albemarle.
A looming legal dispute won't affect plans by China’s Tianqi Lithium to expand its Greenbushes mine in Western Australia by 1.34 million tons per annum (mtpa) or double the capacity of a proposed processing plant at Kwinana to 24,000 tpa, the company’s Australian general manager said. Resource Capital Funds-owned Global Advanced Metals, which has rights to other minerals at Greenbushes, has said that the expansion will effectively waste its tantalum resource. The Greenbushes mine is the world’s biggest lithium mine, producing 31% of global supply, and is operated by Talison Lithium, a joint venture between Tianqi and Albemarle.