Greenbushes: a lithium operation in Australia

Greenbushes is a spodumene mine producing lithium in Greenbushes, south-west Western Australia, operated by Talison Lithium. The sources report 1,410 kt spodumene concentrate for FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026); the basis is the whole operation. In lithium content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is about 38,800 tonnes (derived here, not printed by the source): about 13% of world lithium output in 2025 and about 42% of Australia's; it is one of 8 operations on this site whose output can be stated in lithium content.

Who owns and operates it?

Owners of Greenbushes
Owner	Interest	As of
Albemarle held through Windfield Holdings, which owns 100% of Talison Lithium	49%	31 December 2025
Tianqi Lithium controls Talison through Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia and Windfield Holdings, per its annual report; 26.01% is the economic look-through (51% of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, which holds 51% of Windfield Holdings), derived here; derived from other figures in the sources, not printed	26.01%	30 June 2026
IGO held indirectly through 49% of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia	24.99%	30 June 2026

Interests are as stated in the sources below on the date shown. Ownership changes with deals, so a stake may have changed since the date shown.

How much does it produce?

Reported output of Greenbushes
Period	Output	Basis	Where in the source
FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)	1,410 kt spodumene concentrate	Whole operation	p.2 Group Production & Cost Summary, 'Spodumene production' · IGO Limited (ASX announcement 27 Aug 2026)
FY2025 (Jul 2024 to Jun 2025)	1,479 kt spodumene concentrate	Whole operation	p.2 Group Production & Cost Summary, 'Spodumene production' FY25 column · IGO Limited (ASX announcement 27 Aug 2026)
CY2025	1.35 million tons lithium concentrates (1.3 million t chemical-grade + 50,000 t technical-grade)	Whole operation	PDF p.57, MD&A 'Greenbushes Spodumene Mine' section · Tianqi Lithium Corporation (HKEXnews, 27 Apr 2026)
CY2025	19 thousand tonnes lithium metal (Li content) rounded to nearest thousand tonnes by the source	attributable (Albemarle 49%)	Item 2 Properties, 'Aggregate Annual Production' table (printed p.35), Greenbushes row · Albemarle Corporation (SEC EDGAR)
CY2024	19 thousand tonnes lithium metal (Li content) rounded to nearest thousand tonnes by the source	attributable (Albemarle 49%)	Item 2 Properties, 'Aggregate Annual Production' table (printed p.35), Greenbushes row · Albemarle Corporation (SEC EDGAR)

Between FY2025 (Jul 2024 to Jun 2025) and FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026) the reported figure fell by 4.7%, in the same unit and on the same basis.

How the lithium-content figure is worked out. Albemarle reports 19 thousand tonnes of lithium metal for its 49% share in CY2025, rounded to the nearest thousand tonnes. Dividing by 0.49 gives about 38,800 tonnes for the whole operation, good to about 1,000 tonnes either way. World mine production of lithium in 2025 was 290,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); Australia produced 92,000 tonnes.

Status: operating, as of 27 August 2026.

How does it compare?

Other lithium operations on this site: Pilgangoora, Wodgina, Kathleen Valley, Salar de Atacama (SQM), Salar de Atacama (Albemarle), Cauchari-Olaroz, Goulamina, Qarhan salt lake (Qinghai Salt Lake Industry). In Australia: Pilgangoora, Wodgina, Kathleen Valley. See where lithium comes from for the country totals, the country page for Australia.

Sources

Albemarle Corporation (SEC EDGAR): Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 (annual report (10-K), CY2025 (with CY2024, CY2023 comparatives)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: cover; Item 2 Properties (printed pp.32-45): mineral extraction sites table p.34, Aggregate Annual Production table p.35, Greenbushes, Wodgina and Salar de Atacama property sections; Item 1 / MD&A MARBL restructuring text.
IGO Limited (ASX announcement 27 Aug 2026): FY26 Financial Results, year ended 30 June 2026 (results announcement, FY2026 and FY2025). Opened 3 November 2026; used: 2, 3.
Tianqi Lithium Corporation (HKEXnews, 27 Apr 2026): 2025 Annual Report (annual report, CY2025). Opened 3 November 2026; used: 1, 17, 57.
U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Lithium (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.

Method and limits

Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
Shares. A share divides output in lithium content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every lithium mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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