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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:

Federal:

Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $57 million

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. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 19B: Tonopah Flats Lithium Refinery


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