Galaxy Resources: Picking up pace
All Images: Galaxy Resources BY EMMA DAVIES GROWTH in the lithium battery market is driving Galaxy Resources to ramp up production at its flagship Mt Cattlin mine in Ravensthorpe, WA and increase greenfields and brownfields exploration to meet future demand. Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin mine has been operational for two years and is now aiming to ramp up spodumene production to more than 210,000 dry metric tonnes per annum (dmtpa). In the December quarter, the company produced only 33,780 dmt of spodumene concentrate at a lower than average reserve grade and recovery rate due to the majority of ore mined coming from a lower grade 2SW pit. Galaxy also reported lower margins than the previous quarter, completing three shipments of lithium…