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Green River Lithium Approval Paves Way for Anson Plant
Anson Resources secures final major government approval for its Green River lithium project in Utah, clearing the path for a 10,000tpa plant as the company moves into the financing phase.
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Anson Resources has received small-scale mining approval for its Green River lithium project in Utah, a step the company calls the final major government permit needed for its planned 10,000-tonne-per-annum lithium carbonate plant.
The permit covers the direct lithium extraction processing site and the brine extraction field. It also includes the spent-brine disposal field. All sit on land Anson owns near Green River city, about 1.3 kilometres east of the river and north of Interstate 70.
Chief executive officer Bruce Richardson said the approval "is a significant step forward in the development of the project." He credited three years of relationship-building with government departments. "The end of the permitting process takes the company into the next critical phase of project financing."
Anson plans to build the plant on a 59.6-hectare parcel it bought in 2023, already zoned for industrial use. The property enables extraction, processing, transport and disposal within its boundaries under a simpler approvals framework.