INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Kings Mountain Lithium Mine
Albemarle
Kings Mountain, NC, USA
-81.3507831, 35.20904029
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 246
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Extraction
Product: Lithium
Project Announcement Date: 3/25/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2027
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 50000 tpa
Operating Status: Rumored
Congressional District: Democrat
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
#1: Public meeting discusses plans for Kings Mountain lithium mine - www.wfae.org
#2: The EV transition needs lithium. Can a decommissioned mine help provide it? - www.emergingtechbrew.com
#3: The electric vehicle boom could bring lithium mines back to North Carolina - grist.org
#4: DoD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Lithium Mining for U.S. Battery Supply Chains - www.defense.gov
#5: Charlotte-based Albemarle cuts back on ambitious plans, cuts jobs as lithium slumps - www.wunc.org
#6: Albemarle Shifts Focus in Lithium Strategy Amid Market Softening - carboncredits.com - 01-22-2024
Tracked Expansions and/or Acquisitions:
We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.