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PROJECT UPDATES & NEWS
  • Drilling campaign footprint
    Albemarle Kings Mountain
    April 03, 2025
    Resuming Drilling Operations at the Kings Mountain Mine
    Albemarle is preparing to begin an additional drilling campaign at the Kings Mountain Mine site which is essential for short-term and long-term mine planning and de-risking potential capital investment. The site is one of the few known hard-rock lithium deposits in the United States, and the
  • Kings Mountain Mine Tour
    Albemarle Kings Mountain
    February 04, 2025
    Upcoming Kings Mountain Mine Tours
    Tuesday, Nov. 11: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join us for a two-hour tour of the Kings Mountain Mine, where we'll dive into the site's rich history and geology. Led by knowledgeable guides, this experience offers a behind-the-scenes look
  • Albemarle Kings Mountain Pit Turnover Graphic
    Albemarle Kings Mountain
    January 21, 2025
    An Update on Our New Actions to Help Address the Odor Near the Kings Mountain Mine Pit
    As a follow-up to our previous update, we want to provide new information about the steps we’re taking to minimize the odor near the Kings Mountain Mine pit. We have installed 10 new air monitoring systems surrounding the pit – more than twice as many as we had before. All readings of hydrogen
  • Illustration for City of Kings Mountain Grant Program
    Community
    December 02, 2024
    City of Kings Mountain 150th Anniversary Grant Recipients

    The Albemarle Foundation awarded grants to celebrate the City of Kings Mountain's 150th anniversary and invest in its future. Twenty-one organizations were awarded grants, prioritizing initiatives that are seeking to advance workforce readiness and community resilience:

  • Kings Mountain office outside view
    Locations
    The Element Newsletter

    Check out this month's issue of The Element newsletter from Albemarle Kings Mountain.

  • Kings Mountain North Carolina US map
    Albemarle Kings Mountain
    October 17, 2024
    5 Things to Know About the Kings Mountain Project

    Located approximately 35 miles west of Charlotte, NC, redevelopment of the Kings Mountain Mine is expected to provide a valuable domestic source of lithium. Albemarle has started the permitting process to resume open pit mining and expand the mine footprint, which was idled in the early 1990s. Here

  • worker driving equipment at a construction site
    Community
    September 27, 2024
    Albemarle Supports Cleveland Community College Training with $1 Million Donation

    Albemarle has donated $1 million to Cleveland Community College to support workforce training programs that will benefit area industries, including the proposed redevelopment of the Kings Mountain Mine.

  • View of equipment for the pit dewatering at the Proposed Kings Mountain Mine.
    Albemarle Kings Mountain
    April 08, 2024
    Albemarle Kings Mountain Commences Pit Dewatering

    The State of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has issued Albemarle a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, allowing Albemarle to begin treating and discharging water that has accumulated in the existing mine pit at the Kings Mountain site.

PRESS RELEASES
  • Albemarle Kings Mountain Aerial Photo
    Press Releases
    September 24, 2024
    Albemarle Submits State and Federal Permits for Potential Redevelopment of the Kings Mountain Mine
    Project achieves a key milestone in the company’s phased approach to the mine’s redevelopment CHARLOTTE, N.C. , September 24, 2024 - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health, has submitted several state and
  • Announcement of Project Plan against the green landscape of Kings Mountain.
    Press Releases
    June 11, 2024
    Albemarle Introduces Project Plan for the Kings Mountain Mine to Community
    Plan includes responsible land and material use, environmental protection measures and ongoing community engagement CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health, has
  • Mine Pit
    Press Releases
    May 08, 2024
    ALBEMARLE AND MARTIN MARIETTA SIGN INNOVATIVE AGREEMENT FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF MATERIAL FROM KINGS MOUNTAIN MINE
    Part of proceeds from agreement to support investment in local communities CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health, announced an innovative agreement with Martin
  • Announcement of donation to Cleveland Community College
    Press Releases
    April 17, 2024
    ALBEMARLE DONATES $1 MILLION TO CLEVELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO FURTHER SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
    Donation to support training and apprenticeship programs for growing regional industries CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, announced a $1 million donation
  • Workers in front of table with Caterpillar and Albemarle logos.
    Press Releases
    September 27, 2023
    ALBEMARLE AND CATERPILLAR COLLABORATE TO PIONEER SUSTAINABLE MINING TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONS
    Arrangement includes a collaboration agreement for deployment of Cat battery-electric trucks and site energy transfer solutions, a lithium offtake framework agreement, and an agreement to explore potential opportunities to collaborate on research into battery technology CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 27
  • Albemarle logo
    Press Releases
    September 12, 2023
    Albemarle Receives $90 Million Critical Materials Award from the Department of Defense to Boost U.S. Lithium Production
    Funding to support restart of company's Kings Mountain, N.C., mine and increase domestic processing of critical materials for the nation's battery supply chain CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for
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