A pre-feasibility study (PFS) independently conducted by engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler supports the development of a new Australian-backed $599 million lithium and boron mining and processing operation at the company’s 100%-owned Rhyolite Ridge property in Nevada. Australian lithium boron developer Rhyolite Ridge is entering the US market, with a recent report backing the development of a 1,796 m mining and processing operation in US . A pre-feasibility study carried out by Amec Foster Wheeler supported the work at the company's 100%-owned Rhyolite Ridge site, predicting production to start in 2019 . It also estimated a minimum 30-year life span for the mine, producing 173,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 173,000 tonnes of boric acid per annum.
Australian lithium boron developer Rhyolite Ridge is entering the US market, with a recent report backing the development of a 1,796 m mining and processing operation in US . A pre-feasibility study carried out by Amec Foster Wheeler supported the work at the company's 100%-owned Rhyolite Ridge site, predicting production to start in 2019 . It also estimated a minimum 30-year life span for the mine, producing 173,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 173,000 tonnes of boric acid per annum.