Liontown progresses Kathleen Valley development

Lithium developer Liontown Resources is progressing the development of its Kathleen Valley project, in Western Australia, awarding a key contract to processing equipment supplier Metso-Outotec for the design, fabrication and delivery of a semi autogenous grinding (SAG) mill. The SAG contract is worth an estimated A$10-million, and the mill will accommodate both base production of 2.5-million tonnes a year and the planned expansion to 4-million tonnes a year in year 6 of the mine plan.