So we have Cornish Lithium that has already paid a license fee....

So we have Cornish Lithium that has already paid a license fee.
We have Imerys Beauvoir and maybe Imerys Cornwall that are looking at Lepidolite - not sure if potential prospects.
SGQ's Jailbreak prospect might have significant Lepidolite and Cs2O, Ta2O5 and Rb. IGO has a big interest in this. Not sure if a prospect.


I got this email from Benchmark - really looks like the UK could look at going about this in a different way to just processing spodumene. It seems there are Lepidolite prospects in the local region. Worth a mention.

The missing middle: UK’s first lithium refinery highlights need for domestic battery materials
Plans for the UK’s first lithium refinery were announced to guests on a blustery day at a port in north-east Teesside this week, in a step forward for the country’s battery supply chain.
Green Lithium said the £600 million refinery would produce around 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide starting in 2025, enough for around 1 million electric vehicles. The project is backed by commodity trader Trafigura, who will also help source feedstock for the plant.
It comes as the UK battery industry is struggling to expand production to meet the demand for electric vehicles, following reports last month that homegrown battery startup Britishvolt may enter administration unless it secures further funding. Britishvolt planned to build a battery gigafactory 60 miles away in Blyth, starting in 2023, but delays to its multi-billion pound plant mean it is now struggling for cash.
Yet even if Britishvolt and the new lithium refinery succeeds, the UK is missing a key component: the midstream cathode and anode production.​

"Partnerships in Europe will be fundamental if we’re going to develop strong and resilient battery metal supply chains fit for the decades ahead"
Guy Hatcher, technical director and co-founder Green Lithium​

Can the UK build a battery supply chain? Find out here. https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/m...ials/?mc_cid=11bf90b709&mc_eid=e375b06fce

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