PROCESSING

Downstream study upside

ADDING an on-site, downstream processing plant to produce battery-grade lithium salt products at the Kathleen Valley lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia’s eastern Goldfields could potentially make Liontown Resources a major supplier of refined battery feedstock, the company claims.

 Liontown roars

Liontown roars

In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Liontown said a downstream scoping study by consultant Lycopodium showed an integrated mining, processing and refining operation based on production...

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