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Rio Tinto to invest USD 350 million in Argentina lithium project – ET Auto

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The company purchased the Rincon project from Rincon Mining in 2022 for USD 825 mn, and plans to develop a battery-grade lithium carbonate plant with an annual capacity of 3,000 tons. Rio Tinto said it is working with local communities and authorities to ensure environmental standards.

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Eramine Sudamerica joins Argentine lithium race with Salta plant – ET Auto

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Argentina, located on the so-called “lithium triangle” spanning Bolivia and Chile, is the world’s fourth-largest producer and has been drawing investment from foreign firms as far as Canada and China. Over half the world’s known lithium resources are in South America.

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India to send teams to Chile seeking lithium and copper assets, source says – ET Auto

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India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States, has pledged to achieve a net-zero carbon emission target by 2070 and increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 50% by 2030. million) lithium exploration pact for five blocks in Argentina. USD 1 = 83.30

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Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions – ET Auto

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Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine in Argentina where it plans to develop a battery-grade lithium carbonate plant with an annual capacity of 3,000 tonnes. Argentina has the world’s largest share of salt lake lithium resources. And therefore you need more lithium,” Stausholm added.

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India faces uphill battle in Lithium mining and exploration – ET Auto

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India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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Chile needs to finalize more lithium plan details to spur investment, miners say – ET Auto

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Industry players said they are seeking information on how contracts will be awarded by officials in the country that is the world’s second-biggest lithium producer and are worried about pushback from Indigenous communities and environmental campaigners.

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India faces uphill battle in Lithium mining and exploration – ET Auto

Baua Electric

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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