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Lithium Refinery

Avalon

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

-89.1586618835774, 48.4746244823531

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 154

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 11/20/2020

Target for Starting Production: 2027

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 500

Capital Investment: $975. million

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Thunder Bay could be the site for a northwestern Ontario lithium mineral processing hub”, Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business, 17 Nov 2020. 🔗


“Thunder Bay edges closer to building a lithium processing plant”, Northern Ontario Business Staff, Northern Ontario Business, 22 Sep 2022. 🔗


“Lithium company points to late 2027 for Thunder Bay refinery startup”, Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business, 24 May 2023. 🔗



“Avalon bumps Separation Rapids lithium resource by 28% in Ontario”, MINING.COM, 27 Feb 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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