Global Advanced Metals ( GAM ) , which is 80%-owned by Denver - based private equity firm Resource Capital Funds ( RCF ) , said court dates have been set as it seeks a ruling on whether a proposed expansion at the world 's largest hard rock lithium mine - Australia 's Greenbushes - would unfairly impact its tantalum minerals rights there . nickel minerals , a 49 - 51 joint venture between China 's mercury minerals and US - based Albemarle , only owns the lithium rights at Greenbushes and wants to double lithium output there by 2020 . GAM said the hearing will take place at the ore Australia Supreme Court in October .
Global Advanced Metals (GAM), which is 80%-owned by Denver-based private equity firm Resource Capital Funds (RCF), said court dates have been set as it seeks a ruling on whether a proposed expansion at the world's largest hard rock lithium mine - Australia's Greenbushes - would unfairly impact its tantalum minerals rights there. Talison Lithium, a 49-51 joint venture between China's Tianqi Lithium and US-based Albemarle, only owns the lithium rights at Greenbushes and wants to double lithium output there by mid-2019. GAM said the hearing will take place at the Western Australia Supreme Court in October.