Securing U.S. critical minerals supplies more than a domestic mining issue

Mineweb reports that the US Department of Energy has released its Critical Minerals Strategy, that covers several minerals and metals, and issues in domestic mining.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

In 2009 Chile, Australia and China accounted for 78% of global lithium production. The U.S. has only one active lithium brine operation, which is located in Nevada

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