• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    This is not very clear, it says a 1 million ton mine has been discovered, but then says that Chinese lithium deposits are scattered all around and they’re still in early exploratory stages.

    Is this an estimate of what they could have if the pool together a bunch of estimated mines in Sichuan?

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      5 months ago

      IIRC it’s because they know that an aggregate area contains 1 million tons, but that it’s geographically distributed into smaller clusters… If that makes sense.

      It’s more challenging to extract, but it’s there.