National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Rule 2015
23ALithium ore
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23A Lithium ore
(1) Tonnes of lithium ore that: (a) are produced as part of carrying on the lithium ore mining activity at the facility; and (b) are of saleable quality. (2) The metric in subsection (1) is applicable to a facility that undertakes lithium ore mining activity through the physical extraction of lithium bearing minerals. (3) The activity in subsection (2) is the lithium ore mining activity. (4) The default emissions intensity is 0.0151 t CO2‑e per tonne of lithium ore. (5) The best practice emissions intensity is 0.0105 t CO2‑e per tonne of lithium ore.