Galaxy Commences Production at MT Cattlan

Highlights
• Galaxy commences spodumene prohorizontal coal mill in power plantduction at Mt Cattlin
• Project establishment to production in a timeframe of less than 11 months
• Project has been completed on schedule
• Spodumene processing to ramp-up ahead of first shipment in November

Emerging lithium producer, Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY), is pleased to announce that the Company has commenced lithium concentrate (spodumene) production at Mt Cattlin.

The production start up is on schedule and follows the successful commissioning of the crushing circuit and heavy media plant. Over the coming weeks, spodumene throughput will be progressively ramped up until the design capacity is reached on a continuous basis.

Galaxy Resources Managing Director, Mr Iggy Tan, said this important milestone was achieved on the back of an accelerated and highly successful construction program.

“Since ground was first broken at Mt Cattlin in November 2009, Galaxy has achieved first production of lithium concentrate in less than 11 months and we are very proud of this achievement,” he said.

Pleasingly, there were no lost time injuries throughout the construction, commissioning and start-up process and we are firmly focused on maintaining that record.”

Mr Tan said Galaxy expects to export its first shipment of spodumene product to China in November.

For more information, please contact:
Iggy Tan
Managing Director
08 9215 1700
0419 046 397

Jon Snowball
FD Third Person
08 9386 1233
0424 473 841