Mt Cattlin mine

Mt Cattlin mine
Location
Location Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°33′45.1″S 120°2′6.7″E / 33.562528°S 120.035194°E / -33.562528; 120.035194Coordinates: 33°33′45.1″S 120°2′6.7″E / 33.562528°S 120.035194°E / -33.562528; 120.035194
Production
Products Lithium, tantalum
History
Opened 2009
Owner
Company Galaxy Resources, General Mining Corporation

The Mt Cattlin mine is a spodumene-tantalite mine 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. Mt Cattlin has a reserve of 9.9 million tonnes of ore grading 1.04% Li2O and 149 ppm Ta2O5. It was operated by Galaxy Resources between 2009 and 2012 before being placed on care-and-maintenance in 2013.[1][2]

The project operates as a joint venture between Galaxy and General Mining Corporation, with mine production scheduled to restart in April 2016 with a 17-year mine life at a rate of 800,000 tonnes of ore per year.[3]

References

  1. Kagi, Jacob (20 March 2013). "Lithium mine shut down in blow to Ravensthorpe".
  2. "Mt Cattlin Update: October 2015" (pdf). General Mining Corporation. Perth, WA. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. "Institutional Roadshow: December 2015" (pdf). General Mining Corporation. Perth, WA. 9 December 2015. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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