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Demand for lithium is constantly growing, especially as automakers are turning to electric vehicles that run on lithium-ion batteries.
Source: Blic
Illustration: Depositphotos, yeti88
So California wants its Imperial Valley to become a “Lithium Valley”, and that is “new gold” for them, according to information released yesterday and officially.
The countries that currently lead the exploitation of lithium are Australia, Chile, Argentina, China, Zimbabwe, Portugal and Brazil, and the largest lithium reserves in Europe, according to current estimates, are in Serbia. Thus, this alkali metal could easily become “Serbian oil”, because 10 percent of its world reserves are in the territory of our country.
Currently, lithium is one of the most sought-after raw materials in the world. Some call it the “gold of the 21st century”, mainly because of its reputation for growth in the electrical industry, and many also call it a metal whose exploitation is very complicated, writes “Blic”.
Mobile phones and electric cars are powered by lithium batteries, and since giants like Tesla, Google and Apple are planning significant investments in the electric vehicle sector, this could lead to further growth in durability. Bloomberg recently estimated that by 2030, lithium battery consumption will multiply eightfold.
Jadarit at 20 locations in Serbia
Near Loznica is one of the world’s largest jadarite deposits, from which lithium is mined, and mineral reserves in the Adriatic basin in western Serbia are estimated at 136 million tonnes. The stock of raw materials was discovered in 2004, and in the same place, in addition to lithium, there are also large quantities of pine.
Experts claim that the jadarite ore is found in 20 more locations throughout Serbia, stretching all the way to Zajear, and that the initial research results are even more impressive in those locations.
According to available information, Serbia has 10 percent of the world’s lithium, and that is enormous wealth and great potential that has not yet been used.
The government has repeatedly stated that Serbia expects a lot from the lithium finds. It was also mentioned that lithium mining is complicated and the decision was made not to export lithium freely.
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The methane expectations of Loznica and its surroundings are moving in this direction. In other words, methane hopes that in addition to the exploitation and processing of the mineral in its area, production plants can be built, and that would mean new jobs.
Earlier this year, they mentioned Nemanjina 11’s “Rio Tinto” company, stating that the intention is to move their development center here, which is currently located in Australia, as well as having all the scientific and research activities and all the tests laboratory in Serbia.
The second step would be to locate a third major partner in all of history, and that is the partner that will use that lithium to develop batteries or electric cars here.
Mineral at depths of up to 720 meters
In March, the Government of Serbia issued a decree determining the area’s Space Plan for the exploitation and processing of the mineral jadarite – “Jadar”. This document is the planning basis for the development of the mine, the industrial plant and the necessary infrastructure, as well as for the protection, use and disposal of the special purpose area “Jadar”.
The area of the spatial plan is 293.9 square kilometers in the territory of Loznica and Krupanj, and only the jadarite bed is found in the river valley on agricultural land. The mineral is found at a depth of 100 to 720 meters.
According to this document, the zone of mining activities will cover 854.8 hectares, the zone of production and industrial activities will cover an area of 646.5 hectares, while the zone of 358.5 hectares will be used for the disposal of industrial waste, construction of access roads and accompanying infrastructure. .
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