Da Qaidam - Lithium brine

Operated by Qinghai Chaidam Xinghua Lithium, Da Qaidam is a lithium brine operation located in Qinghai province, China. Da Qaidam Salt Lake is a typical sulphate-type salt lake with a low lithium concentration and high Mg/Li ratio. Xinghua Lithium utilises solvent extraction to produce technical-grade lithium carbonate. The company has plans to increase its output through the construction of a new 20ktpy lithium carbonate plant. 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.