Taupo lithium resource potentially economic - GNS

Taupo lithium resource potentially economic - GNS
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Lithium resources in the Taupo volcanic zone are potentially economic but may require conventional open-cast mining techniques if they are to be developed, delegates at the New Zealand Minerals Forum heard. The presence of lithium – a core element in electric vehicle batteries - in local geothermal brine has long been understood. But studies by government-owned GNS Science show it is also present in the broader basin. Reviewing existing data, including almost 200 core samples from geothermal wells...

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