Talison Lithium

Galaxy Resources has confirmed interest in striking a downstream processing deal with Alita Resources’ offtake partner, just a day after placing the lithium miner into receivership, while Talison is reconsidering the timing of its $516 million stage three expansion project at Greenbushes.

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Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded $100 million in contracts, including works with Talison Lithium, Energy Resources and MARBL Lithium.

Rio Tinto has awarded Perth-based engineering company Mondium with a $400 million contract for works at the Western Turner Syncline phase two mine, located in the Pilbara.

A decision by Wesfarmers and partner SQM to pause investments at the Mount Holland mine and Kwinana refinery bring to about $3 billion the value of lithium projects deferred in Western Australia during the past year.

In an initiative led by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, the Western Australian resources sector has pledged $6.6 million to Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations, Foodbank WA and Lifeline WA.

The big iron ore miners are thinking about what’s next in the pipeline after projects such as South Flank and Koodaideri.

Albemarle Corporation could have the whip hand in a further consolidation of Western Australia’s lithium industry, as its partner in the Greenbushes mine, Tianqi Lithium, seeks to sell a stake in its Kwinana refinery and/or the mine itself.

The state government has allocated $3.8 million for studies into reopening the rail line to the Greenbushes lithium mine and building unloading facilities at Kwinana and Bunbury.

Perth-based lithium producer Altura Mining has been placed in receivership after the ASX-listed company was unable to refinance its debt, placing 100 jobs at risk.

Nickel miner IGO has announced a transformational deal to buy 49 per cent of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a minority stake in both the Greenbushes lithium mine and the Kwinana lithium refinery.

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Australian and foreign capital combined with government support have helped to build the lithium sector.

Listed contractor Lycopodium has secured work on Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes project in WA, while Clough has been appointed to TNG’s Mount Peake project in the Northern Territory.

The joint owners of the giant Greenbushes lithium mine in WA’s South West are planning a $1.4 billion expansion, regulatory filings in Hong Kong have revealed.

A correction in the lithium market turned into a rout today, with Pilbara Minerals and Liontown Resources leading the fall after two bearish research reports.

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Macmahon has cited the credentials of Greenbushes’ ‘long-term and loyal workforce’ in preparing a team to deliver on a $1.1 billion contract it has won with Talison Lithium.

NRW Holdings' subsidiary Action Drill & Blast has been awarded a $300 million contract by Talison.

Perth-based Talison Lithium has finalised a $1.1 billion contract with Macmahon Holdings for services at the Greenbushes lithium project.

Perth-based NRW Holdings has reported strong growth in revenue and underlying earnings but suffered a fall in net profit after accounting for impairments linked to gold miner Gascoyne Resources.

Macmahon Holdings has recorded steady growth in its first half and has increased its revenue guidance after renegotiating a contract extension for work in Indonesia.

Pilbara Minerals has given the tick of approval to invest a further $560 million to nearly double nameplate production at its Pilgangoora lithium project in the Pilbara.

The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.

WA produces a diverse array of minerals, yet one commodity dominates the sector.

Leading lithium producer Albemarle Corporation has expanded its footprint in the South West after acquiring a neighboring Greenbushes tenement under a $30 million deal.

Talison Lithium will lead a study into reopening the Greenbushes rail line in a move that would take trucks off the South West Highway but may create new disruption for motorists.

Established engineering firm Monadelphous Group has secured a $160 million contract from Talison Lithium for work on its Greenbushes lithium asset.

The $500 million East Rockingham Waste to Energy facility currently under construction will power part of the Greenbushes lithium operation under a deal with Talison Lithium.

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A South West shire wants to shake Talison Lithium for more than $5 million next year as it takes a more proactive approach to how the miner’s funds are used in the community.

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The owner of Australia's largest lithium mine has defied a fall in the commodity’s price to post a near-doubling in full-year profit to $6.28 billion.

Record spodumene exports and strong demand for caustic soda and fertiliser have lifted annual trade figures in WA’s south to new highs.

A feasibility study into potentially reinstating the abandoned Greenbushes to Bunbury rail line remains on track despite lithium market conditions, according to Talison Lithium.

Delays and disputes have characterised the development of waste-to-energy plants in Western Australia.

SOUTH WEST: Mining in the region often plays second or third fiddle.

An uptick in new work contributed to stronger revenue, with the company expecting sustained demand for its services throughout FY25.

Talison has put its Greenbushes lithium mine forward for a ‘gold-standard’ test of the operation’s commitment to responsible mining.