What's Behind China's Lithium Rush?
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Bidding wars erupt as manufacturers target domestic lithium resources to reduce reliance on imports.
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How China is winning the race for Africa's lithium
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Lithium Sector Needs $42 Billion as Pivot From China Adds Costs - BNN Bloomberg
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Lithium rush in Nevada could usher new era of mining in the West
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In California, a lithium gold rush at the edge of a dying sea
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The lithium rush, Feature
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Lithium Mining: How The Clean Energy Rush Repeats Old Cycles Of Global Exploitation - Worldcrunch
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The global lithium rush is only at the beginning
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US losing ground to China, Russia in South American lithium rush
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What's Behind China's Lithium Rush?
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Indigenous people are left poor as tech world takes lithium from under their feet - Washington Post
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China to Invest $2.8 Billion in Zimbabwe in Lithium, Energy - Bloomberg
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Lithium Is Powering the Energy Transition—and Geopolitical Turmoil
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In China's lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost
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In China's lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost
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Tibet Rights Collective - China`s EV Boom Meets Concerns Over Tibet`s Lithium Rush