Bald Hill: Next Cab off the Rank
The Bald Hill processing plant took just seven months to be commissioned. All images: Tawana Resources. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND AUSTRALIA'S newest lithium mine, the Bald Hill joint venture (JV), kicked off production in March. With a burgeoning electric vehicle market spearheading demand for lithium-ion batteries, Tawana Resources is already pushing full steam ahead with expansion plans. Lithium production has commenced at the Bald Hill lithium-tantalum mine in the Eastern Goldfields region of WA. Bald Hill, a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between operator Tawana and Singapore-listed Alliance Mineral Assets Limited (AMAL), is the first Australian mine to commence spodumene production since Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin in 2016. Bald Hill was originally a tantalum project operated by Cannington Mines...