As part of our commitment to powering a sustainable energy future, we have partnered with local innovators Switch, to develop and trial a hybrid diesel-electric truck. Over the past year, teams from PLS and Switch have worked closely together to develop a hybrid solution for our 150-tonne class of haul trucks, where there is simply no off-the-shelf hybrid or electric models that could meet our...
A lithium powered battery energy storage system (BESS) has been energised at PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation marking the completion of Stage 1 of the Company’s Power Strategy. The BESS further improves stability and reliability of power at the Pilgangoora Operation and decreases power-related emissions intensity. PLS Chief Sustainability Officer Sandra McInnes said the completion of Stage 1 of the...
Construction on Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant Project to resume
The Boards of Directors of Pilbara Minerals Limited (PLS or the Company) and Calix Limited (Calix) have formally approved the resumption of the Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant Project (the Project) following the recent award of a $15 million grant from the Western Australian Government. The Project will now resume at PLS’ Pilgangoora lithium operation in the Pilbara after it was temporarily...
P1000 achieves first ore
A major expansion project at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium operation (Pilgangoora Operation) in the Pilbara achieved first ore today. The P1000 Expansion Project (P1000 Project) comprised of a major upgrade to the Pilgan Plant’s concentrator and supporting infrastructure resulting in a substantial increase in the Pilgangoora Operation’s total production capacity. This expansion is...
PLS welcomes new WA Government funding for Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant
PLS welcomes today’s announcement by WA Premier Hon. Roger Cook MLA of the award of $15 million in grant funding from the Western Australian Government’s Investment Attraction Fund for the Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant Project (Demonstration Plant Project) at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium operation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Demonstration Plant Project, a joint...
The first delivery of natural gas to PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation arrived last week marking a major milestone in the Company’s medium-term Power Strategy, designed to reduce emissions intensity* and costs. The delivery follows the expansion of the existing power station on site, including the installation of eight new gas gensets and an LNG storage facility. The next step of the power station...
Pilbara Minerals commissions the world’s largest lithium ore sorter
Pilbara Minerals’ P680 Expansion Project (P680 Project) is now complete with the new crushing and ore sorting facility at the Pilgangoora Operation (Pilgangoora) officially opened today. Highlights P680 Expansion Project officially opened, delivered on time and budget Pilgangoora production capacity increased by ~30% to up to 680,000 tonnes per annum Pilgangoora Operation is now home to the...
Study delivers 2Mtpa expansion option – highly accretive
Pilbara Minerals is pleased to release the outcomes of a pre-feasibility study which determined that production capacity at the Company’s 100% owned Pilgangoora Operation could be expanded to more than 2.0 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). Such an expansion is expected to result in the first ten years of annual production averaging ~1.9Mtpa, with production of more than 2Mtpa over the first six...
Lithium battery powered bus drives energy transition at Pilbara Minerals
An electric bus, developed in partnership with local Port Hedland business Northfleet, arrived at Pilbara Minerals’ lithium operation today where it transported its first passengers from the airport to site. The new bus is the first piece of major permanent mobile equipment that is 100% electric to operate at the Company’s lithium mine, replacing a diesel fueled bus that is estimated to have...