Lithium

BOLIVIA’S HAS LITHIUM RESERVES WHICH ARE LARGER THAN IT PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED 

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President of the nation Luis Arce claims that Bolivia has the largest lithium deposits in the world. Arce announced yesterday (July 20th) that following thorough geological research of the Coipassa and Pasto Grandes salt flats, Bolivia’s reserves of the priceless metal climbed from 2 million tonnes to 23 million tonnes.   The economic landscape of […]

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ARGENTINA’S SALT LAKE PROJECT OF GANFENG LITHIUM GOES LIVE 

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A significant Chinese supplier of lithium battery components, Ganfeng Lithium Group, reported that its Cauchari-Olaroz salt lake project in Argentina finally started operating on June 10 after a three-year delay. The Jujuy province-based project is Ganfeng Lithium’s first to start production in Argentina and will produce battery-grade lithium carbonate while increasing capacity and streamlining production

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AUSTRALIAN EFFORTS TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON CHINESE LITHIUM MINING 

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Australia is the world’s largest producer of the essential battery component, and it exports almost all of its output to China. Government and industry are placing bets that they can alter that. Tons of a lithium ore slurry are moving through the pipes of Pilbara Minerals’ massive processing facility, which towers over the red earth

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WHY LATIN AMERICA IS KEY TO THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION 

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According to the United Nations Development Programme, 60% of the lithium that has been identified worldwide is found in Latin America (UNDP). The “lithium triangle,” a region of the Andes bordering the three neighbors and rich in lithium reserves, is thought to include Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.  According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Bolivia

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BOLIVIA WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH GERMANY IN ORDER TO EXTRACT LITHIUM WEALTH 

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Bolivia was previously known for its’ silver, tin and copper mines in Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain). But the days in which these mines thrived are long gone and now Bolivia is looking to expand its’ mining industry. Something that caught the eye on Bolivia’s government and mining companies worldwide is lithium.  The largest single deposit

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CANADA PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON CHINESE LITHIUM MINING, IN ORDER TO LIMIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT 

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In early November, Canada ordered three Chinese companies to divest their lithium mining holdings in the nation. This order comes after Canada had placed restrictions on foreign participation in supplying “critical minerals” used in batteries and high-tech devices.  As tensions between the West and China over who will control the supply of minerals like lithium,

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UNREST RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT ENERGY-CONVERTING MINING IN SOUTH AMERICA

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Latin America may be on the rise. Governments and businesses around the world are racing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the region is a major supplier of the minerals that underpin solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. But extracting these minerals is expensive and has environmental and social consequences. “Everybody wants to stop

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