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Mount Holland Lithium Project
Client: Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd
Location: Kwinana, Perth and Mount Holland, Western Australia
Business Segment: Urban Solutions
Industry: Mining & Metals
Executive Summary
Fluor worked with Covalent Lithium as part of an integrated project team (IPT) providing project management and construction management services to deliver the Mount Holland Lithium project in Western Australia.
The project involved the development of an open-pit mine and concentrator at Mount Holland and a refinery at Kwinana, ultimately producing battery-quality lithium hydroxide for the manufacturing of lithium batteries.
Client’s Challenge
Covalent Lithium recognized the global need for lithium as a product central to energy storage and decarbonization. Upon project completion, Covalent Lithium would be a major Western Australia-based integrated producer of premium, battery-grade lithium hydroxide for the electric vehicle market. The annual production volume of approximately 50,000 tonnes of battery grade lithium hydroxide could supply battery storage capacity for approximately one million electric vehicles every year.
Fluor’s Solution
Fluor drew on more than 50 years of major projects experience in Western Australia and leveraged our deep understanding of the local market and major project execution to complement the Covalent Lithium team. We joined the project during its detail design, procurement and contracting phase.
Following this start, we continued to support Covalent Lithium in the delivery of the project and more recently in the development of the expansion study, working collaboratively to achieve Covalent's vision to build a world-class fully integrated lithium business.
The work was performed from Covalent offices in Perth and at each project site in Mount Holland and Kwinana, with Fluor and Covalent managing the project together as a truly integrated project team.
Conclusion
Construction began in July 2021 with first spodumene concentrate production at Mount Holland in late 2023, for a mine life of approximately 50 years at current rates. The refinery construction and commissioning progressed, with the first lithium hydroxide product expected in 2025.
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