Buenaventura strike drags into day five

It achieved a lithium recovery rate of about 95% from the brine, with a total recovery (including adsorption and desorption) of 88%.

The price of the material that’s vital to the energy transition has plunged by around 80% since late 2022.

The diversification strategy includes plans to expand into international mining to secure access to minerals including copper, cobalt and nickel, as well as lithium.

Stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems are told in a new book published this month.