Lithium’s Supersized Volcano May Be More Smoke Than Fire
The discovery of deposits rarely upends the mining industry, and few see long-term supply shortages for the battery-making ingredient.
Lithium ore.
Photographer: Bloomberg
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In mining, few things capture the imagination more than hitting the mother lode and discovering a new super-deposit of minerals.