FRENCH MASSIVE NEW LITHIUM PROJECT

The massive mining project – unveiled today by French minerals company Imerys- will operate on the site of the existing Beauvoir kaolin quarry in Central France.
The site contains one million tonnes of lithium, drilling surveys have revealed – enough for the extraction of 34,000 tonnes per year for 25 years. This metal is a crucial component in the production of electric vehicles, but mining it can also have adverse environmental consequences. The EU bloc currently imports the vast majority of what it uses.

As countries and individuals try to reduce their carbon footprint, electric vehicle sales have surged. In December 2021, electric cars outsold diesel-powered vehicles for the first time in 18 European countries. In Western Europe, car buyers purchased 176,000 new EVs compared to 160,000 diesel vehicles. The EU is plans to ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles from 2035.n. But to meet increasing demand, suppliers require vast quantities of rare earth metals.

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