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Opportunity for Africa to Fill the Commodity Gap

Andrew van Zyl - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Forecasts suggest that the global economy is facing a ‘commodity gap’ in the near future as the demand for battery minerals could outstrip supply. Could Africa fill that gap?

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Novel Sources of Lithium Clay

Kirsty Reynolds - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Demand for lithium, a key battery metal, is on the up. The largest brine (Salar de Atacama, Chile) and pegmatite (Greenbushes, Western Australia) lithium producers have been working up to double their production capacity to take up the slack in the short term.

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Lithium Supply And Market: Past, Present And Future

Pablo Cortegoso - December 2017

Publication - Presentation

Growing demand for lithium as a cathode material in rechargeable batteries, particularly for electric vehicles, prompted a global search for more resources in recent years.

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8th Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference

 Event - New York, USA

SRK is a proud sponsor of the New York SME's 8th Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference, "Managing Risk and Identifying Opportunities in a Disruptive World - Where Finding, Financing and Securing Supply is Critical”. In addition to sponsoring, we will also be leading a workshop and holding a panel discussion on important topics influencing the global mining and finance industries today.

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Lithium - The Hard Way

Erik Ronald - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Future generations will likely look back at this time and call it the “white gold rush”. Companies and governments are scrambling to secure lithium production creating a historic run-up in lithium prices and many junior companies are adding “lithium” to their names.

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Lithium Brine Exploration Current Trends

Camilo Raúl de los Hoyos - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Soluble lithium deposits (lithium brines) include continental brines hosted in salars (salt flats), oilfield brines and geothermal brines.

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Environmental Aspects Regarding Brine Extraction in Lithium Mining

Beatríz Labarca, Carolina Milad - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Lithium demand grows as lithium is an essential element for energy storage systems which reduce the exploitation of non-renewable and polluting energy resources for our planet.

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Don’t Lose It…Reuse It…

Rob Bowell - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

The mining industry continues to face many challenges due to its potential environmental impacts.

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Challenges of Disposing Lithium Spent Brine as Part of Direct Extraction Processes

Ignacio Ezama - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

The significant role of lithium in the continued development and expansion of renewable and clean energy has led to an increase in the demand for projects involving the extraction of lithium from shallow brines, particularly in the “Lithium Triangle”.

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Mining of DRC’s Battery Minerals Must Embrace Past Lessons Learnt

Visvanathan Reddy, Wouter Jordaan, Alexander Thin, Philippe Katuta - August 2023

Publication - Article

Philippe Katuta – Stakeholder engagement specialist in SRK Congo’s office (002) In the race for battery in minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries, mining can learn from its past lessons to ensure sustainability and positive local impact.

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