All Sights on Mexico as it Discovers World’s Largest Lithium Deposit
All Sights on Mexico as it Discovers World’s Largest Lithium Deposit
The report indicates that the lithium mine located in Sonora is the largest deposit with proven and probable reserves of 243.8 million tons, containing 4.5 million tonnes of lithium-carbonate equivalent.
Construction of the mine was first announced by Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich in May 2018 and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.
Production capacity in its first stage of operations is expected to be 15,500 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate, Mining Technology said, while capacity will double to 35,000 tonnes per year in a second stage.
The mine is being developed by Canada’s Bacanora Minerals and China’s Ganfeng Lithium.