Pilbara Minerals MD and CEO Ken Brindsen has big plans for the Pilgangoora project, which could exploit what’s potentially the world’s second-largest hard-rock lithium deposit.
Although work is not due to start on the project until 2017, Brinsden, who joined Pilbara from Atlas Iron in January, can see the way demand for lithium is heading, and he likes it. (For a hint, check out what Elon Musk is building in the Nevada desert.)
“There’s really exciting change going on globally, lots of disruptions in the way we use transport and store energy, and the lithium-ion batteries are really central to that so there’s huge demand growth through the lithium-ion supply chain,” Brinsden tells CNBC.
“And Pilgangoora is, we would say, going to be a really important part of the supply solution.” …
Source: Diggers and Dealers news and views in Kalgoorlie Western Australia with CNBC’s Matthew Taylor