Established 1835
RESOURCE STOCKS
✕
MINERS

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...

Start a free trial to continue reading this article

Already have an account?

Subscribe now
RELATED ARTICLES
MORE ON THIS TOPIC

FROM OUR PARTNERS

View more
PARTNER CONTENT

Inside the West's Hidden Weak Spot — The Race for Rare Earth Control

RESOURCE STOCKS

Oval Update: Strike Growth and What It Means

MOST POPULAR
1
ESG

Macmahon contractor killed in Australia

2
REGULATION

Indonesia fines mining companies $1.75 billion

3
MINERS

Anglo American scraps Teck bonus for executives

4
REGULATION

US1 to sue Stephen Baghdadi over claim kerfuffle

MINING IQ

lock Premium subscribers only

View more

Expert-led Insights reports and Analytics tools built on robust data, rigorous analysis and expert commentary covering mining Risk, Projects, ESG, Leadership, and Investor Sentiment.

Expert-led Insights reports and Analytics tools built on robust data, rigorous analysis and expert commentary covering mining Risk, Projects, ESG, Leadership, and Investor Sentiment.

editions

Leadership Insights 2025

Leadership Insights reveals key trends in priority mining issues through interviews with 15+ top mining company executives and an industrywide survey.

editions

Mining IQ Risk Analytics

Risk Analytics offers interactive access to World Risk Insight data, allowing you to customise risk views, benchmark jurisdictions, explore data behind scores and read expert commentary to guide your decision-making.

editions

Project Pipeline Index 2025

View our 50 top mining projects, handpicked using a unique, objective selection process from an expanded database of 600+ global assets.

editions

Investor Sentiment Insights 2025

Exclusive insights into the plans, priorities and preferences of 130+ mining investors and top factors influencing investment decisions in 2025.

Content
about
SOLUTIONS
legal

THE ASPERMONT BRAND PORTFOLIO

Copyright © 2025 Aspermont Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Aspermont Media is a company registered in England and Wales. Company No. 08096447. VAT No. 136738101. Aspermont Media, Moor Place, 1 Fore Street Avenue, London, England, EC2Y 9DT.

Login