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Durham Lithium Project

Sector: Government • Location: County Durham, United Kingdom

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Northern Lithium is advancing a commercial lithium-from-brines project at Ludwell Farm in County Durham, supported by a £600,000 UK government grant for a front-end engineering design feasibility study. The project aims to begin commercial production by 2028 and expand operations to produce over 20,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2035, supporting domestic EV supply chains a

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Raw Materials, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive, Commercial
Location
County Durham, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
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The project “Durham Lithium Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in County Durham, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from IndexBox.

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2026-07-22

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Northern Lithium is advancing a commercial lithium-from-brines project at Ludwell Farm in County Durham, supported by a £600,000 UK government grant for a front-end engineering design feasibility study. The project aims to begin commercial production by 2028 and expand operations to produce over 20,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2035, supporting domestic EV supply chains and creating over 100 jobs.

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Mining

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United Kingdom (UK)

State

County Durham

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Government, Raw Materials, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive, Commercial

Article published date

2026-04-21

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