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Over the past decade or so, the global infatuation with smartphones and all kinds of other technological gadgetry has resulted in a spike in demand for lithium-ion batteries. With increasing emphasis placed on transitioning to renewable sources of energy – which themselves require sizable batteries to make the technology feasible as a replacement for fossil fuels – that demand is only expected to increase.
This means that the lithium mining industry is undergoing a major boom right now. Large deposits in China and South America are being heavily exploited to try and extract the maximum amount of lithium from the Earth possible – but this is having major repercussions on the environment. Energy-intensive extraction techniques and unwanted contamination side-effects highlight why monitoring the mining industry is so crucial in today’s increasingly eco-conscious world.
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