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Hard rock lithium has the edge over brine: BMI

The increasing prevalence of high nickel content batteries will benefit hard rock lithium producers over their brine equivalents, viewers of a webinar held by Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) heard yesterday.

Tom Hoskyns
Galaxy Resources' Mt Cattlin project in Western Australia

Galaxy Resources' Mt Cattlin project in Western Australia

Higher nickel chemistries require lithium hydroxide, where hard rock producers have the lower cost base, said BMI analyst George Miller. "Rather than having to convert lithium chloride to carbonate...

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