Pilbara Minerals: Picking up pace
Construction activities underway at the Pilgangoora project in early August. All images: Pilbara Minerals. BY ELIZABETH FABRI THE western world “grossly underestimated” the speed at which the lithium ion supply chain has to grow to meet demand, Pilbara Minerals chief executive Ken Brinsden has said. Addressing delegates at last month’s Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, the man behind the world-class Pilgangoora project has made it his mission to convert those still on the fence about lithium’s long-term future. Lithium ion is set to become the battery of choice as new technologies such as electric vehicles hit the mainstream market. “Lithium ion in essence is the ‘go to’ rechargeable battery,” Mr Brinsden said. “The technology has been developed over 30 years…