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Looking for some info on whether or not the li required to refine and produce LiFePO4 batteries is basically 'everywhere' and just isn't being mined.... or it is mostly in China and Afghanistan as some news seems to indicate, or is that a myth?
I remember reading elsewhere that Li is a very common element, and it just matters what it is bound to as to how hard it is to refine...
Does it require deep mining? easy/hard to refine?
what I am getting at is a better understanding as to whether the materials required for these batteries is available and can be sustainably mined and refined as fossil fuel dwindles and affects what we can mine and how far and fast things get transported.
comments?
I remember reading elsewhere that Li is a very common element, and it just matters what it is bound to as to how hard it is to refine...
Does it require deep mining? easy/hard to refine?
what I am getting at is a better understanding as to whether the materials required for these batteries is available and can be sustainably mined and refined as fossil fuel dwindles and affects what we can mine and how far and fast things get transported.
comments?