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Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) said today it turned down an unsolicited bid by lithium giant Albemarle for $3.7 billion.
Liontown controls two lithium deposits in Western Australia. Next year the company plans to start production at its Kathleen Valley operation with production set at 3Mtpa. In June of last year Liontown signed an offtake with Ford.
Liontown traded up 68% today to $2.57 a share.
Michael McCrae is leading Kitco's coverage of the mining sector. McCrae, who has both an MBA and CMA, knows how to build digital media properties. He was co-founder and publisher of MINING.com, an award-winning news site. Before coming to media, McCrae worked in IT and banking. Please reach out: mmccrae@kitco.com or (514) 670-1383. You can also follow him at @michaelmccrae.
