IGO hits three-week low after fire at Western Australian lithium plant
10/06/2026 05:48
BUZZ-IGO hits three-week low after fire at Western Australian lithium plant
** Shares of Australia's IGO IGO.AX fall as much as 6.9% to A$8.365, their lowest since May 20
** Stock logs biggest decline since April 24
** Lithium producer says that a fire occurred at the Chemical Grade Plant 3 facility at the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia
** Co says fire extinguished at the facility with no injuries reported
** Greenbushes operator Talison Lithium started a full investigation of the cause and damage from the incident - IGO
** IGO and its JV partner Tianqi Lithium together hold a 51% stake in the Greenbushes Lithium Mine
** IGO up 2.2% YTD
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
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