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Carolina Lithium Project
MergeCo
Gaston County, NC, USA
-81.28861111, 35.38944444
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 6
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Extraction
Product: Lithium
Project Announcement Date: 2017
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 30000 tpa
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 1100
Capital Investment: $988 million
Congressional District: NC14
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
“Piedmont Completes Bankable Feasibility Study Of The Carolina Lithium Project With Positive Results”, piedmontlithium.com, 13 Dec 2021. 🔗
“Piedmont Lithium Outlines 2022 Development Plans”, Piedmont Lithium, 03 Feb 2022. 🔗
“Piedmont Lithium's plans to supply Tesla face skeptical North Carolina officials”, Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, 09 Aug 2023. 🔗
“Piedmont Lithium pulls US government loan application as prices slump”, Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, 05 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Charlotte-region lithium mine set as a ‘key project’ in Piedmont Lithium merger”, Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 20 Nov 2024. 🔗
“Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining To Merge”, Piedmont Lithium, 19 Nov 2024. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.