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Italy’s Iren, Australia’s Altamin sign MoU for lithium recovery – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The two companies plan to study the potential and the recovery methods for lithium in waters in the Lazio region, where Altamin has had permits since the 1970s and where it was assessing the possibility of producing geothermal energy.

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China’s economic stimulus to spark robust copper consumption in 2024 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The report also highlights that global copper supply may face disruptions due to issues in major producing countries like Chile , Peru, and Panama. In Chile, operational challenges and water supply issues are impacting mine production, while community actions in Peru are expected to affect mining investments and output negatively.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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An advantage of filtering the ultralight battery metal from salt water is that it avoids the need for costly and environmentally challenging open pit mines or large evaporation ponds, as employed in the world’s leading producers Australia and Chile.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Clean Water Act gives Washington regulatory power over water extraction and reinjection across the country, state officials have autonomy to govern other parts of the process. In Utah, the state legislature and governor approved a bill last year aimed at preventing water levels from dropping in the lithium-rich Great Salt Lake.

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Adani Group’s USD 1.2-bn copper plant to boost India’s metal production – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Additionally, the integrated complex will produce sulphuric acid, which is a key raw material for manufacturing phosphatic fertilizers, detergents, pharmaceuticals, speciality chemicals, paper and sugar bleaching, and water treatment. The two top producers — Chile and Peru — account for 38 per cent of world production.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

Green Car Congress

Right now, most of the world’s lithium comes from Australia, China and the “Lithium Triangle” of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Lithium sourced from brines, or salt water, is the most cost-effective on the market, and sourcing enough of it right at home would be a coup for all sides in the battery, storage and EV game.

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