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Rio Tinto says 60 Jadar mines wouldn't fill looming lithium gap

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2021 | 3:27 am Battery Metals Top Companies Australia Europe Lithium 

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) joined the rising chorus of companies and analysts warning of an imminent and “significant” supply gap for lithium, as demand for the metal used in electric vehicles (EV) and green technologies continues to soar.  The world's second-largest miner, which greenlighted in July the $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, believes...

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