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| Talison Lithium was formed in 2009 after the division of Talison Minerals into two separate companies focussing on their respective tantalum and lithium businesses Talison's operations are located adjacent to the town of Greenbushes, approximately 250km south of Perth, Western Australia. The Greenbushes area is recognised as the longest continuously operated mining area in Western Australia. Tin mining commenced in the Greenbushes area in 1888 and the mining of tantalum started in the 1940s. The initial development of the lithium ore body at Greenbushes commenced in 1983 and a 30,000tpa lithium processing plant was commissioned in 1985 to produce a variety of different lithium concentrates for the technical market. The processing plant capacity was increased to 100,000tpa in the early 1990s and to 150,000tpa capacity by 1997, including the ability to produce a lithium concentrate for the production of lithium chemicals. Talison was incorporated in 2007 for the purpose of acquiring the advanced minerals business from Sons of Gwalia. The business included lithium and tantalum mining and processing operations at Greenbushes; tantalum mining and processing operations at Wodgina in Western Australia; and the marketing of tantalum and lithium which is currently carried out from Talison's office in Perth, Australia. In 2008, Talison commenced an expansion of one of its main pits in order to ensure continued supply of the high quality ore used to supply the technical markets. In response to growing demand, production capacity was increased to 260,000tpa in 2009. |
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Lithium (chemical symbol: Li) is the lightest of all metals. It does not occur as a pure element in nature but is contained within stable minerals or salts including a range of rock types, brine lakes and sea water. The contained concentration of lithium is generally low and there are only a limited number of resources where lithium can be economically extracted. These are lithium rich salar brine lakes and mineral deposits. Lithium can be processed to form a variety of different chemicals depending on its end use. Lithium and its chemical compounds exhibit a broad range of beneficial properties including:
As a result, lithium is used in numerous applications which can be divided into two broad categories: chemical applications and technical applications. Lithium from mineral deposits like Greenbushes can be used in both chemical and technical applications, servicing a wide variety of end markets as outlined in the diagram above. |
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