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Is this the bottom of the lithium cycle?

News flow suggests we are fully in the 'death trap' zone

The Wodgina operation in Australia

The Wodgina operation in Australia | Credits: Mineral Resources

Lithium (hydroxide) prices at $8,257.14 mean that the industry is officially in what some analysts call the 'death trap' zone. A term coined by SCI Insights in 2024, the death trap zone considers prices...

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