A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Kathleen Valley lithium project, in Western Australia, has estimated that the project would require a capital allocation of A$240.5-million to develop a two-million tonne a year mining and processing operation.
ASX-listed Liontown Resources on Mondays aid that based on the current ore reserves, the Kathleen Valley operaitonw ould have a mine life of 26 years producing at an average rate of 295 000 t/y of more than 6% spodumene concentrate.