mine · Australia

Pilgangoora

A large spodumene operation supplying conversion capacity across Asia.

OperatingProductionProject score 79

Operator

Pilbara Minerals

Country

Australia

Mine life

25 yrs

Capex

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Profile

Resource, economics and jurisdiction

Resource: Large lithium-tantalum pegmatite resource.
Production: Roughly 700 kt of spodumene concentrate annually at expanded capacity.
Economics: Cost position improves with scale but is above Greenbushes.
Infrastructure: Sealed haul road to Port Hedland; gas and solar hybrid power.
Jurisdiction: Very low risk
Ownership: Pilbara Minerals 100%
Region: Pilbara, Western Australia

Overview

A large spodumene operation supplying conversion capacity across Asia.

Methodology

Version v0.1

Resource Quality: 83 (weight 1.2) — Grade, continuity and metallurgical complexity of the resource.
Project Scale: 76 (weight 1) — Annual output potential relative to the global market for its primary mineral.
Development Stage: 85 (weight 0.9) — How far the asset has advanced toward or through production.
Jurisdiction: 77 (weight 1.1) — Political stability, permitting predictability and rule of law.
Infrastructure: 81 (weight 0.9) — Access to power, water, transport and processing capacity.
Economics: 84 (weight 1.2) — Cost position and margin resilience through the price cycle.
Strategic Importance: 84 (weight 1) — Relevance to national critical mineral strategies and allied supply chains.
Supply-Chain Value: 80 (weight 1) — Whether the asset relieves a genuine downstream bottleneck.
Sustainability: 82 (weight 0.9) — Carbon intensity, water use, tailings approach and community standing.
Execution Risk: 72 (weight 1) — Technical, financing and schedule risk to reaching nameplate output. Higher is lower risk.