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Understanding Lithium Mining Value Chain

The document outlines the lithium mining value chain from geology and mining through refining and end usage. Lithium is extracted from two main sources - rocks containing minerals like spodumene, lepidolite, and petalite which are mined via open pit methods. It is also extracted from brine deposits via evaporation and concentration processes. The mined rocks and brines then go through beneficiation, refining, and purification steps to produce lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide for sale. These end products find major usage in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, as well as in ceramics, glass, lubricants, and other industrial applications.

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Understanding Lithium Mining Value Chain

The document outlines the lithium mining value chain from geology and mining through refining and end usage. Lithium is extracted from two main sources - rocks containing minerals like spodumene, lepidolite, and petalite which are mined via open pit methods. It is also extracted from brine deposits via evaporation and concentration processes. The mined rocks and brines then go through beneficiation, refining, and purification steps to produce lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide for sale. These end products find major usage in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, as well as in ceramics, glass, lubricants, and other industrial applications.

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Understanding Lithium Mining Value Chain

Geology Mining Beneficiation Refining End Usage

Lithium Deposit - Rocks Mostly Open Pit Mining


Shovel – Dumper Crushing Grinding Roasting
Pegmatites – Mineralization
mainly in Li 2O form) – 54% Combination
of Lithium is extracted
Acid
from minerals rocks Dense Media Batteries (80%)
Leaching
Separation (DMS)
Commercial Sources of
Lithium occurring in Magnetic Ceramics & Glass (7%)
Purification
Mineralization Separation
▪ Spodumene Froth
Lubricating Grease (4%)
▪ Lepidolite Flotation Solvent
▪ Petalite Extraction
Run Off Mine
Casting Mould
Flux Powders (2%)
Spodumene Carbonation
Concentrate
Air Treatment (1%)
Saleable
Li2CO3 LiOH
Saleable Saleable Medical (1%)

Evaporation Concentration Carbonization Liming Crystallization Other Uses (5%)


Lithium Deposit – Brines
Globally Lithium 46% of
Lithium is extracted Li2CO3 LiOH
from brines
Saleable Saleable
Abhinav Sengupta | MBA in Energy & Infrastructure & B.Tech in Mining & Executive Diploma in Business Valuation | Email : [email protected] | Phone : +919016047552

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