My guests from Rio Tinto are Marnie Finlayson, MD of Battery Materials, and Grant Donald, GM of Strategic Marketing, Minerals.
Topics:
RT’s battery materials strategy
Being a leader in the green economy
Producing lithium from mine waste in California
The Rincon project in Argentina
The battle for lithium talent
Supporting local communities
Development timelines
Keeping up with technological change
RT’s view of the market going forward
RT’s thoughts on where their lithium will go
The status of the Jadar project in Serbia
Price
Being a leading force in the energy transition
How does RT’s battery business look in five years?
Rapid Fire
In my closing remarks I discuss Elon Musk’s tweet about getting in to lithium production. Lithium remains Elon and Tesla’s Achilles’ heel
