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Lithium mine production (tonnes) Rank Country Year 2018 [2] 2019 [3] 2020 [4] 2021 [4] 2022 [5] 2023 [6]; 1 Australia: 51,000 45,000 39,700 55,000 61,000 86,000 2 Chile: 16,000
China's Ganfeng Lithium mining company has begun producing lithium at its Mariana project in northern Argentina, it said on Wednesday, kicking off one of several of its new lithium projects under ...
Ganfeng invests in lithium projects overseas [2] and says its "strategy is to secure long-term competitive resources". [7] It owns three lithium brine projects in Argentina [4] and was the largest shareholder of Lithium Americas in 2021. [12] In 2014, Ganfeng invested in the Mariana lithium-potassium brine project in Argentina. [5]
China has the fourth-largest known lithium reserve with 1 million tons, behind Chile, Australia, and Argentina. Thus making them one of the biggest exports and capable candidates for developing lithium battery technologies. China continues to buy stakes in mining operations around the world.
In November 2022, Argentina and China agreed to add another 35 billion yuan (US$5.2 billion). [23] China has become the largest investor in Argentina's growing lithium mining sector, [24] which by 2030 is projected by JPMorgan Chase to become the second-largest in the world - only behind Australia. [25]
The Lithium Triangle (Spanish: Triángulo del Litio) is a region of the Andes that is rich in lithium reserves, encompassed by the borders of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. [1] The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in various salt pans that exist along the Atacama Desert and neighboring arid areas .
In 2019, Argentina was the 4th largest world producer of lithium, [1] the 9th largest world producer of silver, [2] the 17th largest world producer of gold [3] and the 7th largest world producer of boron. [4] The mining industry in Argentina is overseen by the Mining Department of the Ministry of Planning and Public Investment. [5]
The Salinas Grandes mine is one of the largest lithium mines in Argentina. [1] The mine is located in northern Argentina in Jujuy Province. [1] The Salinas Grandes mine has reserves amounting to 20 million tonnes of lithium ore grading 1.2% lithium thus resulting 293,000 tonnes of lithium. [1]