Albemarle recently unveiled site maps and project plans to the public during an open house event. Kirsten Martin, Albemarle community relations manager, said a long-range map of the site was made ...

Neighbors of the proposed Kings Mountain lithium mine milled about the convention hall, looking at posters about mine permitting, impact reports and site maps.

Albemarle has about 300 employees working in Kings Mountain now and expects to grow to 440 permanent, full-time positions once the mine is operational, Albemarle spokesman Ryan Dean said.

Albemarle’s plan shows the existing, 2,300-foot mine pit will be extended southwest by 900 feet. The company also will go deeper in the pit from its existing deepest point at about 265 feet to ...

A scientist talks about lithium in the research and development labs at Albemarle’s Kings Mountain lithium mine site in Kings Mountain, N.C., on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.