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From what I have read, lithium is poorly mapped because until recemt;u the global demand was low so there was no motivation to go out and look for it. Now that
by woodandsteel 9y ago
From what I have read, lithium is poorly mapped because until recemt;u the global demand was low so there was no motivation to go out and look for it. Now that demand is skyrocketing, I bet a lot of companies are putting in a real search effort.
- hwillis 9y agoYep, it wasn't until... 2013, I think(?), that batteries became the #1 consumer of lithium, driven entirely by Tesla. In 2009, only 21% of lithium was used for batteries, while 30% was used to in glass and ceramics. Glazes and such, as far as I understand. [1] https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1371/pdf/circ1371_508.pdf https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1371/pdf/circ1371_508.pdf