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Ambitious plans for former County Durham cement works site set to be approved


The Weardale Lithium facility would be located on the brownfield, former cement works at Eastgate, near Stanhope, for processing geothermal groundwater from existing deep, high-specification, production wells nearby.
How the lithium plant would look (Image: Submitted)

Plans for the phased construction of a lithium extraction plant in County Durham are set to be approved. 

The Weardale Lithium facility would be located on the brownfield, former cement works at Eastgate, near Stanhope, for processing geothermal groundwater from existing deep, high-specification, production wells nearby.

The Eastgate site has been dormant for more than 20 years since the closure of the cement works.

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