RT,
Lithium:
Given the production increments in Phil's reply, I think you could be right ! Given the brine process relies on evaporation, there is no reason why each pond wouldn't be filled when completed (& lined).
Iron ore :
Also from the ADY website :
The YOUN AN 2 will arrive in Caldera on 12 - 13 September.
The last ship, SOVI-R 5 arrived in Beilun (China) on 9 September with a cargo of 44,732 tonnes (Iron Ore)
