Exploiting Cornwall’s Lithium in 3 Different Ways With Jeremy Wrathall

In this episode, we have a returning guest who was one of our first guests when we launched this podcast back in Nov 2018 (Episode 3). Jeremy Wrathall, founder, and CEO of Cornish Lithium, who is a pioneering mineral exploration and development company focused on the environmentally responsible extraction of lithium from geothermal waters and hard rock in the historic mining district of Cornwall, UK

Jeremy has over 30 years of experience in the mining, finance, and investment banking industry and has advised mining companies on transactions globally on all of the world’s major mining exchanges. A Camborne School of Mines graduate, he founded Cornish Lithium in 2016 and has successfully developed the company into what it is today. We discuss the journey they have been on and how the UK mining industry is shaping up.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The lithium brine in Cornwall has very low salinity, which makes it easier to process.
• This brine is hot, so Cornish Lithium is exploring the possibility of putting that heat to green use.
• They are also developing an existing open pit to extract lithium hydroxide or carbonate.
• There is another lithium project in Europe that is at the exploration stage.
• Having access to locally mined lithium is crucial for the UK’s EV automotive industry. They need it to meet the rules of origins standards that come into force in 2027.
• It is estimated that both facilities will be able to produce a total of 15 to 20,000 tonnes.
• Cornish Lithium is very focused on sustainability and keeping the environment safe.
• The UK still has a lot of minerals and other resources that are just waiting to be extracted.
• In the UK, people still do not really understand that without mining there will be no green revolution.
• The UK has many talented engineers, in particular chemical engineers. They are gradually waking up to mining as being a beneficial field to be involved in.

BEST MOMENTS

‘One side of the business is focused on … the associated heat in that water.’

‘We've got plenty of money in the bank at the moment, which is great.’

‘We have had very, very strong support for our projects from the local community and from the council, ´

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://cornishlithium.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornish-lithium-limited

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CornishLithium

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cornishlithium

Previous Dig Deep Podcast with Jeremy Wrathall - https://omny.fm/shows/dig-deep-the-mining-podcast/003-finding-finance-in-mining-with-jeremy-wrathall

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.