Lithium Australia has identified multiple sources of lithium mica, a waste material than can be turned into products such as battery cathodes, in Western Australia and Germany to feed a new large-scale pilot plant. So far, it has carried out bench-scale and pilot plant trials its 80%-owned Lepidolite Hill deposit in Western Australia. VIDEO The company is also developing an advanced lithium-ion polymer battery, which could replace the current nickel-cadmium batteries used by electric cars today.
Lithium Australia has identified multiple sources of lithium mica, a waste material than can be turned into products such as battery cathodes, in Western Australia and Germany to feed a new large-scale pilot plant. So far, it has carried out bench-scale and pilot plant trials its 80%-owned Lepidolite Hill deposit in Western Australia. The company is also developing an advanced lithium-ion polymer battery, which could replace the current nickel-cadmium batteries used by electric cars today.