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Lithium bosses fly flag for hard rock versus brine

Claims made that costs are closer than many may realise

Michael Quinn
IGO's partly owned, world class Greenbushes operation

IGO's partly owned, world class Greenbushes operation | Credits: IGO

While Rio Tinto has been signalling an inclination to favour lithium brine over spodumene, Australia's hard rock miners maintain they will remain a key contributor to the supply equation. Making the...

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