UK hails first domestic production of battery-quality lithium
A consortium focused on developing the UK’s lithium supply chain has produced two lithium carbonate concentrates from local samples.
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Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela
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Vedanta reopens Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa
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