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Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project

Ioneer

Rhyolite Ridge, NV, USA

-117.8161111, 37.81972222

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 15

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 8/31/2020

Target for Starting Production: 2028

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 22000 tpa

Current Annual Production: 0 tpa

Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 350

Capital Investment: $996 million

Congressional District: Democrat

Government Subsidies:

Federal:

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $700 million

Selected Sources:


“LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium and Boron, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain”, Energy.gov, 12 Jan 2023. 🔗


“Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer's Nevada mine”, Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, 31 Jul 2022. 🔗


“Shibboleth Authentication Request”, wellesley.edu, No Date. 🔗


“Ioneer USA Corporation and NexTech Batteries Sign MOU For U.S.-Sourced Lithium”, The Rhyolite Ridge Project, 29 Mar 2022. 🔗


“U.S. Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan of Up to US$700 Million for the Rhyolite Ridge Project”, ioneer, PR Newswire, 13 Jan 2023. 🔗


“ioneer Ltd. (ASX: INR) Suite 5.03, 140 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060 T: +61 2 9922 5800 W: ioneer.com ABN: 76 098 564 606”, weblink.com.au, No Date. 🔗



“In a first, US approves massive new lithium mine in Nevada”, Jennifer Mossalgue, Electrek, 25 Oct 2024. 🔗


“Lawsuit Aims to Protect Rare Flower, Cultural Sites From Nevada Lithium Mine”, Center for Biological Diversity, 31 Oct 2024. 🔗



“Sibanye pulls out of US lithium project after price slump”, Reuters, Reuters, 26 Feb 2025. 🔗


“Sibanye pulls out of US lithium project after price slump”, Reuters, Reuters, 26 Feb 2025. 🔗


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