Nearly one million tons of lithium ore reserves have been discovered in China, making this deposit the largest source of pegmatite-type monomeric lithium ores in Asia.
Xinhua News Agency, citing the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, reported this on February 8. Nearly one million tons of lithium ore has been discovered in southwest China's Sichuan province, according to ministry officials.
China's Ministry of Natural Resources said it will try to develop lithium mining to ensure an increase in the supply of this metal and stimulate the development of the mining market.
Lithium is of great importance for various industries. It is used in the production of lithium batteries, which are used in a variety of devices from laptops to electric cars, as well as in lithium-ion batteries and solar cells.
Ukraine also has some explored deposits of lithium ores, but they are not currently mined. These deposits are located, in particular, in the Kirovohrad and Donetsk regions. Ukraine has the potential to become an important player in the lithium market, but the realization of this potential is complicated by various factors, including technical and political factors.
