SALAR DE ATACAMA, ANTOFAGATSA, CHILE
Neither proper environmental assessment nor Indigenous/Public consultation has ever been carried out for lithium extraction, and precautionary principle has not been respected.
JADAR, SERBIA
CASE STUDY: Jadar Valley, Serbia MORE CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY: Jadar Valley, Serbia From Yes to life No to Mining global network ‘On the Frontlines of Lithium Extraction’ In 2004 Rio Tinto discovered lithium and borate deposits in the fertile valley of the...
CAÑAVERAL, SPAIN
The project would cause the destruction of habitats and the contamination of the Alagón and Tajo river basins where the toxic waste from the mine would end up.
INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS & THE LITHIUM RUSH
The Olkola Aboriginal Corporation, a large landholder on the Cape, have plans for alternative futures to lithium ‘green’ extractivism.
LITHIUM COMMUNIQUÉ: Is Australian Lithium the answer to Zero Emissions?
Australia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of lithium, supplying 54.4 percent of the total market in 2019. 95% of Australia’s ore based raw material is exported to China – already contributing to the ‘clean tech’ battery transition.
CÁCERES, SPAIN
An Appalachian geological site and Mediterranean biodiversity area is under threat from Lithium mining including Australian miner Infinity Lithium