RE: Feadibility phase Industry Europe26 Jul 2021 16:13
"Even though this is hard-rock mining, the process involves creating a material called Zinnwaldite - named after the area it comes from - is less energy-intensive than other lithium processes, such as spodumene, as it requires one less pyrometallurgical step than other processes," he said.
I would be very surprised, given our location for anyone outside of Europe to invest heavily into the site and our expectations are that it will be primarily shipped and used locally.
"With lithium in its final form, a lot of the volume has gone, so it is relatively easy to ship around should it come to that. However, I think being a local supplier just makes sense."
Little rebuff to gangfeng there…