TECHNOLOGY

Getting good grades

A SPODUMENE sample from Altura Mining’s Pilgangoora project in Western Australia’s Pilbara has been converted into lithium carbonate at a grade of 99.97%, exceeding the target 99.5% lithium carbonate purity and battery grade specifications.

Karma Barndon
Building the lithium carbonate-lithium hydroxide conversion plant in China.

Building the lithium carbonate-lithium hydroxide conversion plant in China.

Altura did recent conversion process testing of a 25kg sample of Pilgangoora spodumene with Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Operations division ANSTO Minerals. That sample converted to 99.97%...

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