Talison is 51% owned by a privately held three way partnership between China’s Tianqi Lithium and Australia’s IGO, with the remaining 49% held by US-based Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer by quantity.
Positioned 250 km south of Perth, Greenbushes has been a pacesetter within the Australian lithium sector for over 40 years. After present process a sequence of expansions, the mine now has a manufacturing capability of almost 1.5 million tonnes of lithium concentrates every year, sustaining its place because the world’s largest hard-rock lithium mine.
Because the longest repeatedly operated mining space in Western Australia, it at the moment employs greater than 1,500 individuals, and is dedicated to partaking intently with its workforce, shareholders and the area people to mitigate impacts and maximize alternative because it continues to develop, the corporate stated.
“We care about a greater future—and we all know our stakeholders do as properly. Whether or not or not it’s staff, the group, or clients, we would like them to know we’re dedicated to accountable mining and manufacturing practices” interim managing director Ian McGuire stated in a information launch.
“To attain this, we have to present these affected by our mine with the knowledge they should interact in significant dialogue about the place Talison is attaining finest observe, and the place there’s extra work to be carried out. That’s why we’re conducting an IRMA audit,” he added.
The IRMA evaluation can be performed by SCS World Providers, an IRMA-approved impartial audit agency, and can embrace a complete two-stage course of: a desktop assessment (Stage 1), adopted by an onsite audit (Stage 2).