The Greenbushes Lithium Operations mine located in Western Australia was the leading lithium mine worldwide in terms of production volume in 2022. Owned by Albemarle, the mine produced approximately 155,800 metric tons of lithium that year.
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Mining Technology. (July 21, 2023). Leading lithium mines worldwide in 2022, by production volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/
Mining Technology. "Leading lithium mines worldwide in 2022, by production volume (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/
Mining Technology. (2023). Leading lithium mines worldwide in 2022, by production volume (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/
Mining Technology. "Leading Lithium Mines Worldwide in 2022, by Production Volume (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/
Mining Technology, Leading lithium mines worldwide in 2022, by production volume (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading lithium mines worldwide in 2022, by production volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Mining Technology, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356187/worldwide-largest-lithium-mines-by-production-volume/