# Arizona Lithium

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**Arizona Lithium** is an Australian owned mining company previously known as Hawkstone Mining.

The company purchased USA Lithium in 2018 and is developing the [Big Sandy lithium mine](/source/Big_Sandy_lithium_mine).[1][2]

## Organization

The company is located at Level 2, 10 [Outram Street](/source/Outram_Street), [West Perth, Western Australia](/source/West_Perth,_Western_Australia).[3] Its managing director is Paul Lloyd.[4]

The company was previously known as Hawkstone Mining.[5]

## Activities

The company is working on the [Big Sandy lithium mine](/source/Big_Sandy_lithium_mine) located on [Bureau of Land Management](/source/Bureau_of_Land_Management) land in [Wikieup, Arizona](/source/Wikieup,_Arizona). The location is proximate to the [Hualapai](/source/Hualapai) tribe's [Cholla Canyon Ranch](/source/Cholla_Canyon_Ranch) and the nearby [Cofer Hot Springs](/source/Cofer_Hot_Springs), considered sacred to the tribe.[6] In 2021, the [American Institute for Economic Research](/source/American_Institute_for_Economic_Research) stated that the planned development of the mine would destroy the springs.[7] In October 2022, Arizona Lithium signed an informal agreement with Cemvita Factory to use their [Tempe, Arizona](/source/Tempe,_Arizona) production facility to process lithium.[8] In December 2022, the company formed a partnership with the [Navajo Nation's](/source/Navajo_Nation) Navajo Transitional Energy Company to collaborate on the mine.[9]

In December 2022, the company offered to buy [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan)-based Canadian company Prairie Lithium.[10]

## Profitability

The company's share prince dropped nearly 23% in 2018 when it announced that is had abandoned plans to buy USA Lithium.[11] Later the same month when the company announced the deal was back on, the share price closed 32% up.[2]

## References

1. IQ, S&P Capital (2018-09-07). ["Hawkstone Mining Limited completed the acquisition of USA Lithium Limited from Thor Mining PLC and others."](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARIZONA-LITHIUM-LIMITED-34185072/news/Hawkstone-Mining-Limited-completed-the-acquisition-of-USA-Lithium-Limited-from-Thor-Mining-PLC-and-o-34586213/). *MarketScreener*. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

1. *[Hawkstone Mining’s lithium buy back on](https://www.mining.com/hawkstone-mining-lithium-buy-back/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200218023620/http://www.mining.com/hawkstone-mining-lithium-buy-back/) 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine*, Cecilia Jamasmie, June 26, 2018, Mining.com

1. ["ARIZONA LITHIUM | Listed resources company on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:HWK)"](https://www.arizonalithium.com/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230325070348/https://www.arizonalithium.com/) 2023-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. Rani, Archana (2022-12-06). ["Arizona Lithium and Navajo Nation firm collaborate for US lithium project"](https://www.mining-technology.com/news/arizona-navajo-us-lithium/). *Mining Technology*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221219181254/https://www.mining-technology.com/news/arizona-navajo-us-lithium/) 2022-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. ["Hawkstone Mining - HWK(ASX) News & Expert Insights from Stockhead"](https://stockhead.com.au/company/hawkstone-mining-hwk/). *Stockhead*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211206074850/https://stockhead.com.au/company/hawkstone-mining-hwk/) 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. Kapoor, Maya L. (9 June 2021). ["Mining for lithium, at a cost to Indigenous religions"](https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.7/indigenous-affairs-mining-for-lithium-at-a-cost-to-indigenous-religions). *[High Country News](/source/High_Country_News)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230314151445/https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.7/indigenous-affairs-mining-for-lithium-at-a-cost-to-indigenous-religions) 2023-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. Kaufman, Wallace. ["Sacred Is as Sacred Sells | AIER"](https://www.aier.org/article/sacred-is-as-sacred-sells/). *[American Institute for Economic Research](/source/American_Institute_for_Economic_Research)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230101013951/https://www.aier.org/article/sacred-is-as-sacred-sells/) 2023-01-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. ["Arizona Lithium in lithium bio extraction play"](https://www.miningmagazine.com/development/news/1442166/arizona-lithium-in-lithium-bio-extraction-play). *[Mining Magazine](/source/Mining_Magazine)*. 2022-10-26. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230409132808/https://www.miningmagazine.com/development/news/1442166/arizona-lithium-in-lithium-bio-extraction-play) 2023-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. ["Australia's Arizona Lithium ties up with Native American firm to develop project"](https://www.reuters.com/article/arizona-lithium-usa-navajo-nation-idUSKBN2SP02H). *Reuters*. 2022-12-05. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230409132803/https://www.reuters.com/article/arizona-lithium-usa-navajo-nation-idUSKBN2SP02H) 2023-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

1. *[Arizona Lithium makes C$40m play in Canada](https://www.miningweekly.com/article/arizona-lithium-makes-c40m-play-in-canada-2022-12-21) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221222123820/https://www.miningweekly.com/article/arizona-lithium-makes-c40m-play-in-canada-2022-12-21) 2022-12-22 at the Wayback Machine*, 21 Dec 2022 Esmarie Iannucci, [Mining Weekly](/source/Mining_Weekly)

1. [*Hawkstone Mining walks away from US lithium deal*](https://www.mining.com/hawkstone-mining-walks-away-us-lithium-deal/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220129012507/https://www.mining.com/hawkstone-mining-walks-away-us-lithium-deal/) 2022-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Cecilia Jamasmie, June 15, 2018, Mining.com

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