Chinese lithium mine registers wider vein, bolstering Beijing’s battery supply
Chinese lithium mine registers wider vein, bolstering Beijing’s battery supply
China has announced the expansion of the resource base for a major lithium deposit in the southwestern province of Sichuan by about 70 per cent, strengthening the country’s potential long-term supply for the metal – an essential component in the production of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage. After recent detection efforts, the Jiada Lithium Mine has registered about 1.05…