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Could a'super large' lithium deposit be found near Mount Everest?

Chinese scientists claim to have found a “super large” deposit of lithium near Mount Everest. While reports suggest the deposits are far from the core area of the world’s tallest mountain, the prospect of mining them raises concerns about the impact on water sources, an expert told Mongabay.

Is there a lithium mine near Mount Everest?

The potential mine site is also far from the core nature reserve of Mount Everest and has suitable transport links, the cited experts said. The media attention on this mineral find comes with prices of lithium rocketing higher amid tight supplies. Lithium carbonate in China gained more than 400% in China last year, and nearly 50% so far in 2022.

Is there a 'breakthrough' discovery of lithium in Mount Everest?

This article is for subscribers only. An official science publication in China is trumpeting what its quoted geologists called a “breakthrough” discovery of lithium in the same region as Mount Everest.

How much lithium is in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?

The ore deposit on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau could hold as much as 1.0125 million tons of lithium oxide, according to the cited CAS geologists. The project is still in the very first of four stages, with the final being full exploration to come up with a detailed mine plan, according to the report.

Is lithium the future of energy storage?

To be sure, it’s an early-stage discovery, and there’s plenty of global mineral deposits that look promising but end up not being viable. But the world needs massive amounts of new lithium supplies to feed accelerating demand in electric vehicles and energy storage.

Is China ready for new lithium supplies?

But the world needs massive amounts of new lithium supplies to feed accelerating demand in electric vehicles and energy storage. And for China, finding viable domestic sources would be welcome as the country relies on imports for more than 70% of its supplies, even as it dominates global battery production.