Birimian outlines plans for Mali lithium project

A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Goulamina lithium project, in Mali, has found that the project could be in production by early 2021, with construction set to start in mid-2019, ASX-listed Birimian reported. The PFS considered four development scenarios, based on the size of the pit design combined with varying throughput options. These scenarios included a one-million tonne a year operation, a two-million tonne a year operation, a hybrid option starting at a one-million tonne a year throughput for the first four years of production after which it would increase to two-million tonnes a year.