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Emili Project

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Emili Project

Location: 31 km SE from Montlucon, France

Project Contacts:

Unit 6, Victoria Trading Estate
Roche
United Kingdom
PL26 8LX

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StagePermitting
Commodities
  • Lithium
  • Tin
  • Tantalum
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SnapshotEmili Project would be one of the European Union’s largest lithium mining projects and could, once fully operational, equip the equivalent of 700,000 electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries.

The EMILI project made significant progress in 2023. The scoping study confirmed the attractiveness of the deposit and robustness of the technology with the production at laboratory scale of the first battery-grade lithium hydroxide from the Beauvoir granite. The locations of the loading station and the conversion plant were announced in January 2024. In parallel, pre-feasibility study is to be concluded before year end, and the construction of the industrial pilot is on track to be launched in 2024, pending necessary permitting.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
British Lithium Ltd. 20 % Indirect
Imerys S.A. 80 % Indirect
Imerys and British Lithium form a joint venture with the objective of creating the United Kingdom’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The partnership will benefit from Imerys' existing mining footprint in Cornwall, its experienced teams, and solid infrastructure, as well as its lithium expertise developed through its EMILI project in France.

Deposit type

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Reserves

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnitsAvg. Annual
Lithium kt 34
All production numbers are expressed as hydroxide.

Production Costs

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* According to 2022 study / presentation.
** Net of By-Product.

Project Costs

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Personnel

Mine Management

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