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Mine waste not wasted

LITHIUM Australia-subsidiary VSPC has produced lithium-ion battery cathode material and lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) from tri-lithium phosphate made from mine waste, through the SiLeach process.

 VSPC's Brisbane lab

VSPC's Brisbane lab

Sileach removes the need to generate high-purity lithium hydroxide or carbonate, which is one of the most cost-intensive and challenging steps in the manufacture of LIBs. Tri-lithium phosphate was converted...

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