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China discovers 1-million-ton lithium mine, largest in Asia 

 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202401/1305640.shtml
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The newly discovered lithium mine was the largest pegmatite lithium deposits in Asia, which was an important breakthrough in China's lithium exploration efforts and will largely assist the nation's carbon neutrality, according to China's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).


As a vital mineral which drives development of the new energy sector, lithium is widely used in China's "New Three" export items, new-energy vehicle, lithium battery and solar panels, which together generated 1.06 trillion yuan ($148.89 billion) of exports in 2023, data from China's General Administration of Customs showed.

The distribution of world's lithium resources is uneven, with the metal largely concentrated in South America, Australia, the US and China.