June 6 (Reuters) - Australian lithium miner Allkem (AKE) said on Monday that its annual production of spodumene, a source of lithium, will be about 2% to 4% lower than its guidance as COVID-19 related border closures and a tight labour market resulted in production delays.
Allkem now expects spodumene production for fiscal year 2022 to be between 192,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) and 196,000 dmt.