Firebird granted mining lease for Oakover manganese project
Australia-owned Firebird Metals has been granted mining lease 52/1086 for its Oakover manganese project, about 85 km east of Newman, Western Australia.
The granted lease is conditional on receiving approval from the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for a mining proposal.
The company’s long-term strategy is to grow into low-cost manganese-based cathode material business, leveraging its unique processes and technology and its own mineral resources. The Oakover project boasts a mineral resource estimate of 176.7-million tonnes at 9.9% manganese, with 105.8-million tonnes at 10.1% manganese in an indicated category.
Firebird aims to secure a natural cost advantage in lithium/manganese/iron/phosphate (LMFP) cathode production, particularly by integrating manganese sulphate (MnSO4) from its proposed production plant in China.
The proposed plant in the Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Park is the cornerstone of Firebird’s strategy to be a low-cost producer of battery-grade cathode raw materials. All critical permits have been obtained and from a final investment decision, the plant can be built in less than 12 months.
The proposed plant will have a production capacity of 72 500 t of MnSO4-equivalent.
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