Asset Report
414 Mine - Lithium mine
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Report summary
Operated by Yichun Tantalum and Niobium, the 414 Mine is a state-owned lepidolite operation. While focused on tantalum and niobium, it produces up to 200 ktpa of lithium concentrate from a 143.51 Mt M+I resource. Modernised under the 2025 Mineral Resources Law for “Green Mine” compliance, it uses low-cost strip mining to sustain a 44-year life. As the most stable anchor of the Yichun lithium hub, it supplies key domestic refiners under a permanent strategic license. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating several granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry-standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Pre-production capital
- Mining
- Process
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