'Key milestone': British Lithium and Imerys to develop UK's first lithium mine

Cecilia Keating
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Credit: British Lithium

Project expected to produce enough lithium to meet roughly two-thirds of Britain's estimated battery demand

British Lithium has entered into a joint venture with French mining company Imerys to develop the UK's first lithium mine, in a move expected to turbocharge the growth of the country's battery supply chains....

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