Cornish batteries? Scientists embark on satellite search for lithium reserves

Michael Holder
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Experts believe Cornwall may hold significant deposits of the valuable mineral, which is in increasing demand globally for use in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage

Scientists in Cornwall plan to boldly go where no one has gone before by using satellites to search the county for lithium, a mineral for which there is increasingly hot demand from global clean technology...

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