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Tonopah Flats Lithium Refinery
American Battery Technology Company
Tonopah, NV, USA
-117.2305861, 38.069211
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 19B
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Materials Processing
Product: Lithium
Project Announcement Date: 1/1/2021
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 30000 tpa
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 150
Capital Investment: $115 million
Congressional District: NV4
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
“Tonopah Flats Lithium Project”, American Battery Technology Company, 24 May 2022. 🔗
“American Battery Technology Company Selected for US DOE Grant for $115M First-of-Kind Commercial-Scale Lithium Manufacturing Facility”, issuerdirect.com, 21 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing”, U.S. Department of Energy, 18 Oct 2022. 🔗
“American Battery Technology Company – ABTC Hits Major Technical Milestones on Path to Commercializing Lithium Hydroxide Refining Operations in Nevada”, Batteries News, 06 Jun 2023. 🔗
“American Battery Technology Company Receives Letter of Interest from US EXIM Bank for $900 Million Financing for Tonopah Flats Lithium Project”, American Battery Technology Company, American Battery Technology Company, 29 Apr 2025. 🔗
“Tonopah Flats Lithium Project is the Latest Critical Minerals Mining Project to Gain FAST-41 Coverage”, Permitting Council, 18 Aug 2025. 🔗
“US energy department ends grant for American Battery's lithium hydroxide project”, Sumit Saha, Reuters, 16 Oct 2025. 🔗
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