Love this 'Chemis-tree' created by our process scientists this week at our lithium carbonate pilot plant! 🎄 Malcolm Spence Ben Cordier Jacob Southey Nicola East
Imerys British Lithium Limited
Research Services
Roche, Cornwall 11,467 followers
Our advanced pilot plant uses bespoke technologies to sustainably extract battery-grade lithium from Cornish granite
About us
Imerys British Lithium runs a £4 million lithium pilot plant in mid-Cornwall to demonstrate and optimise bespoke technology for the sustainable extraction of battery-grade lithium carbonate from mica granite. We are progressing towards full-scale lithium carbonate production by 2030. We were the first company to drill for lithium in the UK, and have built in Cornwall, the only dedicated lithium pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy laboratory in the UK. In 2021 Imerys British Lithium won a £2.9m research and development grant from Innovate UK to build our pilot plant to demonstrate our novel technology, to prove its environmental credentials and to produce samples for lithium customers. In 2022 we were awarded a £2m scale up readiness validation grant by the Automotive Transformation Fund. Imerys British Lithium is working rapidly toward establishing the UK's first quarry and refinery, to produce the lithium required for the transition of the UK from hydrocarbon to electric mobility. Imerys British Lithium aims to be the lowest-carbon producer of lithium, and with production in the UK giving our local battery makers and EV makers an advantage over Europe.
- Website
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http://www.imerysbritishlithium.co.uk
External link for Imerys British Lithium Limited
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Roche, Cornwall
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- metallurgy, lithium, research and development, Cornish mining, low carbon, critical minerals, cornish lithium, and batteries
Locations
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Unit 6, Victoria Trading Estate
Roche, Cornwall PL26 8LX, GB
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Roche Road, Stenalees
St Austell, Cornwall PL26 8ZH, GB
Employees at Imerys British Lithium Limited
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Hanno Buys
Head of Mining at Imerys British Lithium Limited
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Guillaume Delacroix
Senior Vice President Performance Minerals EMEA & APAC at Imerys - Chairman of Imerys British Lithium
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James Skeplorn
Project Management Office - Imerys British Lithium
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Roderick J H Smith BCom CA FFin FRGS
Founding Director of Imerys British Lithium Limited
Updates
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Proud to see our local MP Noah Law chair this APPG at such an important time for #critical #minerals in #Cornwall
On 11 December, Noah Law MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Critical Minerals, welcomed over 50 stakeholders from across industry, government and academia to the Houses of Parliament for the launch of the APPG. Read on for more details about the meeting, include presentations from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and British Geological Survey, and discussions on the APPG's priorities moving forward: https://bit.ly/401lhyJ
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Yesterday we held our bi-annual community liaison meeting, which is jointly hosted with Imerys This gives local councillors the opportunity to ask questions about anything relating to Imerys operations in Cornwall, both for China clay and our developing lithium project. The Imerys male voice choir kindly joined us to sing a few carols, getting everyone into the Christmas spirit! So wishing you an early ‘Nadelik Lowen’ - Merry Christmas - to everyone both here in Cornwall and our followers further afield! 🎄🎅🏻☃️
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Final day at Resourcing Tomorrow, Vincent Gouley spent some time talking to MiningIR (Mining Investor Resource Media Ltd.) yesterday. Such a great event, we were proud to join the Cornwall Pavilion, huge thanks to Cornwall Trade & Investment for doing an amazing job pulling this together 👌🙌
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Great to chat to our Cornish MPs Noah Law and Perran Moon at Resourcing Tomorrow just now. Thanks for the support 👍🙌 Daniela Liebetegger Vincent Gouley
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Imerys British Lithium Limited reposted this
Here’s the 3 min summing up of yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on domestic critical mineral production (inc tin and lithium) that I hosted yesterday. Attended by MPs from all over the UK, the debate was also picked up by ITV News South West and helped to promote the importance of investment into our local businesses. The full debate can be watched here: https://lnkd.in/gFwWA_pQ Another big mining conference in London today! I won’t stop championing the case for investment in and profile of our domestic critical minerals production and processing. Critical Minerals Association (UK) Cornish Metals Inc. Cornish Lithium Plc Imerys British Lithium Limited Cornwall Mining Alliance Cornish Tin Limited Cornwall Resources Limited Northern Lithium Ltd Green Lithium
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Our head of mining Hanno Buys having a quick chat to Stock Box media here at Resourcing Tomorrow We’re on stand E10, the Cornwall Pavillion, tomorrow and Thursday. Cornwall Trade & Investment 🙌
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We were pleased to host BBC Spotlight team yesterday who were filming ahead of Resourcing Tomorrow which we are attending next week - joining the 'Cornwall Pavilion'. Thanks to Cornwall Trade & Investment and the Geo-Resources Cluster for arranging this! Councilor Louis Gardner MCMI MCGI MIoL dropped in for the filming too 👏 Catch Mark Hewson. FCILT interview on Monday on BBC Cornwall, Spotlight and online 🙌 If you are at Resourcing Tomorrow - drop by stand E10 to the Cornwall Pavilion - see you there! 👍 Daniela Liebetegger Alban Letailleur, PhD Vincent Gouley Hanno Buys
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Imerys British Lithium Limited reposted this
⛏️ 🦺 Next week a group of industry-leading Cornish geo-resources businesses will be in London flying the flag for Cornwall at Resourcing Tomorrow - Europe's largest and most influential mining event. The delegation of around 30 representatives includes those from: Cornish Tin Limited Imerys British Lithium Limited Cornish Lithium Plc Cornish Metals Inc. Cornwall Resources Limited Tungsten West plc These businesses will attend the Cornwall Pavilion alongside Cornwall Trade and Investment, Cornwall Mining Alliance, University of Exeter Geo-Resources Strategic Sector Strengthening Project, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, and the CORNISH CHAMBER OF MINES AND MINERALS. This dedicated exhibition space enables the region to raise the profile of Cornwall’s mining exploration companies, showcasing its expertise and potential to representatives from around the globe. Find out more about Cornwall's Geo-resources industry here: https://loom.ly/MfDVQ_o ✅ If you're attending Resourcing Tomorrow, please visit the Cornwall Pavilion (E10) to discover the power of Cornwall. Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Good Growth Fund #UKSPF #CIOSGoodGrowth #ResourcingTomorrow #MinesAndMoney #Mining #GeoResources #Roundtable #PowerOfCornwall #CornishMining
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Read our autumn / winter newsletter now! 👇 We also distribute this in print to over 80,000 Cornish homes - to make sure as many people as possible learn about our project and have the opportunity to share feedback - as we develop our planning application for our full scale project. 👏 ⛏️ 🔋 Hope you enjoy reading it! Contact us anytime with questions or suggestions on bl.info@imerys.com https://lnkd.in/etK5S2cF
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