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Argentina predicts lithium rush as projects pile up

ARGENTINA could soon become one of the world’s top lithium producers as companies rush to exploit the salares of its arid north-west, the country’s top mining official said last week.

Tom Azzopardi in Santiago
Rush, what rush? World’s top lithium companies moving to exploit the salares of Argentina's arid north-west

Rush, what rush? World’s top lithium companies moving to exploit the salares of Argentina's arid north-west

Speaking at the Strategic Excellence in Mining conference in Santiago, Chile, mining secretary Mariano Lamothe said projects currently in development would add 150,000 tonnes of annual lithium carbonate...

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