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That's about the numbers that I've seen - https://climateminerals.org/data-snapshot/lithium https://climateminerals.org/data-snapshot/lithium (disclaimer, I w
by wiredfool 4y ago
That's about the numbers that I've seen - https://climateminerals.org/data-snapshot/lithium https://climateminerals.org/data-snapshot/lithium (disclaimer, I worked on this app)
For the most part, Countries are currently mining/producing about 1% of their reserves per year (roughly), and that's a fraction of the resources (which is the 86 MT number).
From the data though -- Reserves seem to be climbing over time, so while there is a dramatic uptick in lithium mining, it doesn't seem like we've hit peak reserve/resources yet.