Studies by ASX-listed Piedmont Lithium has delivered a viable alternative source for lithium hydroxide based out of the US.
Piedmont on Tuesday revealed that a prefeasibility study (PFS) into a proposed lithium hydroxide chemicals plant in Kings Mountain, in North Carolina, had proven the optionality of a stand-alone merchant chemicals plant that would convert purchased spodumene concentrate, while a scoping study into an integrated mine-to-hydroxide project has also confirmed that the company could be a low-cost strategic producer of battery grade lithium hydroxide.