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Rhyolite Ridge produces high-grade lithium hydroxide

ioneer has successfully produced battery-grade lithium hydroxide from ore extracted from its Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada, US, validating its flowsheet and treatment process, a key milestone in a definitive feasibility study that should be completed next quarter

Haydn Black
Rhyolite Ridge in Nevada, US, is intended to be a globally significant producer

Rhyolite Ridge in Nevada, US, is intended to be a globally significant producer

The world's claimed largest supplier of evaporator and crystalliser systems, Veolia Water Technologies, was hired to produce the lithium hydroxide from lithium-boron ore using standard commercial processes....

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