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Guests watch Talison’s Greenbushes mine at work

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Hayley Choolun, Pam Cornish, Rabia Choolun, Martin Cornish and Max Choolun view the expansion project construction site at the Greenbushes Mine open day.
Camera IconHayley Choolun, Pam Cornish, Rabia Choolun, Martin Cornish and Max Choolun view the expansion project construction site at the Greenbushes Mine open day. Credit: Supplied, Debbie Walsh

Talison Lithium and Global Advanced Metals hosted 250 people for a tour of the Greenbushes Mine operations as part of a mine open day on Sunday.

Visitors came from far and wide including 40 electric vehicle owners who travelled by convoy in their Teslas, BMW i3 and a Nissan Leaf from Perth, to see where the raw material for the batteries in their cars was produced.

Bus tours included stop-overs at an internal mine lookout and the current lithium expansion construction site.

Visitors saw a display of mining machines and the mine’s emergency response capabilities before having the opportunity for a guided walk through the lithium processing plant.

The Greenbushes CWA Belles, Community Shed Group and Community Resource Centre provided food and refreshments for the visitors to raise money for community projects.

More pictures from the open day:

Talison Mining engineer Jonothon Corskie, second from right, with David Mottram, Pam Lee-Falcon, Jeannie Hogarth, Margaret Della and Judy Perks.
Camera IconTalison Mining engineer Jonothon Corskie, second from right, with David Mottram, Pam Lee-Falcon, Jeannie Hogarth, Margaret Della and Judy Perks. Credit: Supplied
Justin Terry and Tomica Robertson view the mining machines at the Greenbushes Mine open day on Sunday.
Camera IconJustin Terry and Tomica Robertson view the mining machines at the Greenbushes Mine open day on Sunday. Credit: Supplied
Mary and Leon Brooks and Caleb, Annette, Paul and Aiden Radomiljac at the Greenbushes Mine open day.
Camera IconMary and Leon Brooks and Caleb, Annette, Paul and Aiden Radomiljac at the Greenbushes Mine open day. Credit: Supplied
Paige Ridley, Carol Potter and Chloe Triffett enjoy watching the mining machines at the open day.
Camera IconPaige Ridley, Carol Potter and Chloe Triffett enjoy watching the mining machines at the open day. Credit: Supplied
Chris Tuck looks over Ant Day’s Tesla, with Florian Popp, from the Electric Vehicle Association of WA, who travelled to Greenbushes in a BMW i3.
Camera IconChris Tuck looks over Ant Day’s Tesla, with Florian Popp, from the Electric Vehicle Association of WA, who travelled to Greenbushes in a BMW i3. Credit: Supplied
Greenbushes Emergency Response team member Tom Mitchell shows visitors the equipment the team uses for training and for emergency response.
Camera IconGreenbushes Emergency Response team member Tom Mitchell shows visitors the equipment the team uses for training and for emergency response. Credit: Supplied
Greenbushes CWA Belles Anne Marie Stallard and Leanne Green provide cakes and donuts at the Greenbushes Mine open day as a fundraiser for their group.
Camera IconGreenbushes CWA Belles Anne Marie Stallard and Leanne Green provide cakes and donuts at the Greenbushes Mine open day as a fundraiser for their group. Credit: Supplied, Debbie Walsh

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