Talison Minerals Pty Ltd was a
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
company based in
Australia. It was split into Talison Lithium (as of 2020 a 51:49 jv between
Tianqi Lithium
Tianqi Lithium Corp (; previously Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc.) is a Chinese mining and manufacturing company based in Sichuan.
As of 2018, the company controls more 46% of the production of lithium worldwide.
Production
World product ...
and
Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation is a specialty chemicals manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It operates 3 divisions: lithium (41.0% of 2021 revenues), bromine specialties (33.9% of 2021 revenues) and catalysts (22.9% of 2021 revenu ...
) and Talison Tantalum, now known as
Global Advanced Metals, in 2009. The two largest mining operations of the company were the
Greenbushes mine near
Greenbushes, Western Australia and
Wodgina,
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a g ...
Region,
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
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Talison Lithium Ltd. website
Mining companies of Australia
Companies based in Western Australia
Metal companies of Australia
Lithium mining