China extracts Lithium from salt lakes

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China this week began operating a lithium mining plant using a new technology that increases the efficiency of lithium production. The model, developed by Qinghai CITIC Technology, increases the lithium recovery rate from salt lake extraction, where the industry average was less than 50%, to over 78%. The facility, located in Qinghai province in the northwest of the country, is capable of extracting 20,000 tons of lithium annually. Lithium extra…