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Argentina predicts lithium rush as projects pile up

South American country set to become bigger lithium powerhouse

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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