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Rhyolite Ridge

by ioneerAUUS

Become a large US source of lithium and boron, cutting reliance on imports, by mining a rare deposit that holds both and processing everything on site.

ProtoStage 2 of 5

Permitted, DOE loan in hand; picking a strategic partner before a final decision to build.

Updated 8 Jul 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Strategic partner chosen and final investment decision
  1. Federal Record of Decision: project fully permitted24 Oct 2024Complete.
  2. $996M DOE loan closed17 Jan 2025Complete.
  3. US District Court upholds the federal permitMar 2026Complete.
  4. Non-binding MOUs with KIND and Hyundai Engineering8 Jul 2026Complete.
  5. Strategic partner chosen and final investment decisionNowCurrent milestone.
  6. First production after ~36 months of constructionNot yet reached.

Most important updates

Upcoming

  1. 2027Ninth Circuit decision on the permit appeal (expected mid-2027) (next)
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