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ioneer Ltd develops the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada, a U.S. critical-minerals project designed to mine and process lithium and boron at the mine site. News about IONR centers on federal permitting, environmental review under the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, court proceedings affecting the mine plan, project financing, mineral resource updates, and technical work tied to lithium-boron production.
Company updates also cover the U.S. Department of Energy loan supporting the on-site processing facility, revisions to project plans related to Tiehm’s buckwheat habitat, research and development arrangements for lithium clay, and capital actions used to advance Rhyolite Ridge.
ioneer Ltd (NASDAQ: IONR) is celebrating its recent Nasdaq listing by ringing the Closing Bell at MarketSite in New York on August 3, 2022. This milestone follows the commencement of trading under the IONR symbol on June 30, 2022. The company has secured two significant lithium offtake agreements with Ford Motor Company and Prime Planet Energy & Solutions. As demand for lithium grows in the electric vehicle sector, ioneer aims to supply enough lithium for approximately 400,000 electric vehicles annually from its Rhyolite Ridge project, projected to begin operations in 2025.
ioneer has signed a 5-year binding lithium carbonate offtake agreement with Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), a joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic. This agreement entails the supply of 4,000 tonnes per annum from ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada, accounting for approximately 19% of the project's annual output. Production is expected to start in 2025, with a projected average of 20,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year. This partnership aims to bolster the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain and promote vehicle electrification.
ioneer Ltd has signed a binding offtake agreement with Ford Motor Company to supply 7,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate from its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada. This 5-year agreement, starting in 2025, represents approximately 34% of ioneer's annual lithium carbonate production. With this strategic partnership, ioneer aims to support the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain through its environmentally sustainable lithium production, thereby creating jobs and enhancing energy independence.