7 Economic Benefits of Establishing Lithium Valley When capturing economic benefits for the State from the New Energy metals value chain, there are three (3) distinct stages of economic and social development that need to be considered: ● ● Mining operations; Secondary processing is by far the most important due to synergies with other industries, the higher value capture and the social benefits generated. Specifically, the economic contributions were computed for lithium battery manufacturing in terms of employment, wages and benefits and investment. 7.1 Results of Economic Analysis The focus is the development of projects and facilities in relation to the New Energy metals market in WA including construction, mining operations and secondary processing facilities. The results of the analysis in Table 5 are based on actual figures from 2017 and forecasts are until 2025. ● ● Refining operations; and, ● ● Secondary processing.
Lithium Mine Processing Plant Western Australia.
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