RIO News: Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant - 30th Sep 2022, 1:47am

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Sept 29 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has started making spodumene concentrate, a mineral mined for its lithium content, at a plant in Quebec as the mining giant doubles down on production of the electric-vehicle battery metal.

"We are seeing strong interest in the market for a North American supply of spodumene concentrate to support production of lithium batteries," Stéphane Leblanc, managing director of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium, said.

The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its...

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