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DOE closes $996 million loan guarantee for Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge

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U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office

OfficialenPublished 17 Jan 2025Accessed 8 Oct 2026

Closing announcement: $996M guarantee, $968M principal plus $28M capitalized interest, to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC under ATVM. DOE specifies on-site lithium-carbonate processing and identified ioneer Ltd as developer; Jan 2025 closing is not evidence of cash advanced, operating production or mine financing.

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https://www.energy.gov/edf/articles/doe-announces-996-million-loan-guarantee-ioneer-rhyolite-ridge-advance-domestic

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Policy events

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  1. DOE closes $996 million loan guarantee for Rhyolite Ridge lithium processing

    evt-us-doe-rhyolite-ridge-2025

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Financial instruments

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  1. Rhyolite Ridge on-site lithium processing facility

    fin-us-doe-rhyolite-ridge-guarantee-2025

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    • Financial status report

Projects

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  1. Rhyolite Ridge on-site lithium processing facilities

    prj-us-rhyolite-ridge-processing

    • Field evidence: location
    • Field evidence: materials
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Organizations

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  1. Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC

    org-ioneer-rhyolite-ridge-llc

    • Field evidence: country
    • Field evidence: kind
    • Field evidence: name

Material profiles

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  1. Lithium

    lithium

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