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Detrytus on July 23, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Toyota has been developing a solid-state battery f...

Are you talking about pure lithium quantities? Those are small indeed, but... the concentration of lithium in the ore mined is low (some mines work with 0.2% ore), so you need to move 500kg of rocks to mine 1kg of lithium.

mikeyouse on July 24, 2023 [–]

Most “mined” lithium doesn’t come from ore but rather from brine.

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