Mt Cattlin mine

The Mt Cattlin mine is a spodumene-tantalite mine north of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. In 2019 Mt Cattlin had a reserve of of ore grading 1.29% and 155 ppm.
The mine was operated by Galaxy Resources between 2009 and 2012 before being placed on care-and-maintenance in 2013. Mine production restarted on 31 March 2016 with a 17-year mine life at a rate of of ore per year. In January 2017 the first shipment of of lithium concentrate was consigned from Esperance to Lianyungang, China. Following a decrease in lithium prices in 2024, the mine was once again placed on care-and-maintenance, with operations to be suspended by mid-2025.