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

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The company also owns the Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which is currently under dispute after Serbia in 2022 revoked the license for the project over environmental issues. Argentina has the world’s largest share of salt lake lithium resources. Production is expected to start by the end of 2024.

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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

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Rio Tinto’s portfolio of lithium projects focuses on leading edge mining and processing technology to deliver environmentally sensitive solutions to the production of battery-grade lithium carbonate for electric vehicles. This long-life, scaleable project has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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The joint venture will also pave the way for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to take part in a project to develop lithium carbonate in the region, officials said. POSCO plans to bid for construction of lithium-carbonate manufacturing and processing facilities in Uyuni, it added. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6

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