Greenbushes mine is an open-pit lithium mining operation located south of the town of Greenbushes, Western Australia. It is the world's largest hard-rock lithium mine, [1] [2] producing approximately 1.95 million tonnes (4.3 billion pounds) of lithium spodumene annually. [3]

Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia. The 2021 population was 365.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Greenbushes lithium operation in Western Australia (WA) will be the first in the country to undergo an Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance’s (IRMA) audit – an ESG standard lauded ...

Dec 12, 2018 · The Greenbushes mine in Western Australia is the biggest operating lithium mine in the world. It is located approximately 250km south of Perth within the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia.

Greenbushes is a historic timber and mining town located between Balingup and Bridgetown in the Southern Forests and Valleys. The town was named for the unusual “green bushes” surrounding a well that was frequented in the late 1880s …

Apr 1, 2024 · Greenbushes, the country’s largest and most lucrative lithium mine, recorded a profit of almost $6.3 billion in the 12 months to December 31, a significant increase from one year earlier...

Oct 13, 2023 · Explore the rich seams of the Greenbushes story beginning with the discovery of a pound of tin in a creek in 1888 through to the development of a mining industry that now supplies the strategic minerals lithium and tantalum to the world.

Greenbushes leads you on insightful and scenic journeys through its pioneering history, forested hillsides, rolling pastures and historic mine sites. You can choose to drive, walk or even tackle the mighty Bibbulmun Track - renowned as one of the greatest long-distance trails on Earth.

Jul 16, 2013 · The Greenbushes deposit has the highest grade lithium mineral resource in the world at 3.9% Li 2 O, compared to 1.0-2.0% Li 2 O normally documented for other hard rock deposits. Lithium ore in the form of the mineral spodumene (LiAl(SiO 3 ) 2 ) is mined from unweathered zones of the pegmatite .

The Public Mine Lookout gives a birds-eye-view of the Greenbushes lithium operations and is popular with the local community and visitors. It overlooks the Cornwall Pit where tantalum ore was extracted in open cut mining until 2003.