Increased mining activity and improved plant performance have lifted Dec qtr (Q2FY23) production at Mineral Resources’ 50%-owned Mt Marion lithium project in Western Australia’s Goldfields region to 121,000dmt spodumene concentrate, after it dipped to 108,000t in the previous period.
MinRes, which manages the 50-50 JV with Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium, posted total shipments of 116,000t (Q1: 110,000t).
Its 40%-owned Wodgina project, a JV with Albemarle Corporation, produced 92,000t (64,000t) spodumene concentrate and shipped 95,000t (66,000t).
MinRes’s iron ore operations were in line with guidance, producing 2.21Mt (1.97Mt) and shipping 1.93Mt (1.66Mt) from the Yilgarn Hub and producing 3.31Mt (2.91Mt) and shipping 2.21Mt (2.89Mt) from its Utah Point hub.