ALBAWABA - Iran recently revealed the discovery of huge deposits of lithium, dubbed the oil of the 21st century.
International media outlets quoted an official at the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade, as saying that for the first time in Hamadan province in Iran, a stockpile of lithium was discovered.
Iran says it has discovered huge deposits of Lithium pic.twitter.com/gcSHoZ8088
— Newsum (@Newsumindia) March 5, 2023
This quantity discovered is estimated at 8.5 million tons.
Lithium is an essential component for the production of batteries for electric vehicles and electronic devices.
Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reservehttps://t.co/6gsjuFDNaH
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) March 2, 2023
Australia, Chile, Argentina and China are among the leading producers of the mineral.
Iranian officials claimed to have found a deposit containing 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore in the country’s Hamedan Province.
— Express Explained ? (@ieexplained) March 5, 2023
What are the implications of this discovery? #ExpressExplainedhttps://t.co/cp9n9GvXvC