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Pilbara gets record production but sales down

PRODUCTION in May from Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project hit a record for May, however, sales were down due to problems with its offtake customer, leading the company to dial back its production until the end of July.

Pilbara Minerals will use its period of reduced production to optimise its plant.

Pilbara Minerals will use its period of reduced production to optimise its plant.

In May Pilbara produced 22,375 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate at Pilgangoora in the Western Australian Pilbara region, representing 85% of planned Stage 1 plant capacity. However, Pilbara's...

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