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Australia takes over Chile as world’s No.1 lithium producer

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 12, 2018 | 8:00 am Battery Metals Canada China Europe Latin America Lithium Potash Rare Earth 

Australia has taken over Chile as the world’s largest lithium producing nation boosted mainly by record output at two major mines, data from United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Down Under produced 18,700 tonnes of lithium in 2017, according to...

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