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Ivan Vella

Part of the Tianqi Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery.

Kwinana lithium refinery here to stay

Just not likely to hit nameplate for another three years

21 August 2025

What went wrong at a Kwinana lithium refinery

Lack of experience and ageing equipment to blame

18 August 2025

Solar array panels at Degrussa. Credit: Sandfire

Miners set to fall short of govt renewable targets

More incentives needed to alleviate cost of equipment electrification

01 October 2024

TLEA's Kwinana lithium hydroxide plant. Photo courtesy Tianqi

Light at end of long Kwinana lithium refinery tunnel

Plant still may not meet the mooted nameplate of its expected two trains

30 April 2024

Wyloo has shuttered Cassini due to the nickel price, which has had ripple effects for the industry.

Nickel price fallout shows Australia the way forward

How Indonesia stole a march on Australia

12 February 2024

IGO has decided to shutter its Cosmos nickel mine.

Cosmos shuttered as nickel price bites harder

Delays the development of a fully electric underground mine in Australia

31 January 2024

Production trimmed at important lithium mine

Greenbushes once responsible for 50% of world lithium supply

29 January 2024

Ivan Vella slides feet under IGO desk

Bumpy ride from Rio Tinto to IGO over for Vella

11 December 2023

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