Facility

Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Carbonate Project

Primary-source record for Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Carbonate Project. The qualifying line is modeled at the physical grain supported by the cited source, with lithium-sedimentary-clay-feed as input and technical-grade-lithium-carbonate as output. Current state was rechecked for the Phase 2 launch-date sweep on 2026-08-18.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States

Lithium chemicals

Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Carbonate Project qualifying line

Under construction

Integrated mineral extraction and on-site lithium-carbonate conversion

Material flow

Lithium-Bearing Sedimentary or Clay Feed → Technical-Grade Lithium Carbonate

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Sources

U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office · published Jan 1, 2025 · retrieved Aug 18, 2026 · archive