In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, tune is as our International Regional Manager Julian Aldridge and Senior Consultant Laurie Hassall explore the intricacies of lithium mining.

This podcast video at a glance:

00:08 Introduction
00:45 Discussion about where lithium is found and why it's a soughtafter commodity
02:10 How lithium is produced
04:40 Hard rock sources of lithium
06:15 Exploration methods for hard rock sources of lithium
08:00 Exploring the processing routes for lithium
10:30 The purpose of processing lithium and its end products
11:45 Selling lithium products to endusers
13:47 Global trading of lithium: commodity or offtake basis?
14:50 Drivers of demand and supply for lithium
16:15 Suitability of current supply to meet demand for lithium
17:30 Relationship between lithium and other mineral deposits

Join our experts as they explore the topic of Commodity Series – Lithium in the episode 61 of the Fresh Thinking podcast.

If you'd like to connect with Julian and Laurie, please reach out to them at [email protected].

For further insights into lithium market opportunities, check out Andrew Scoring's paper 'Reporting Exploration Results and Mineral Resources for lithium mineralised pegmatites', published in the AIG Journal in October 2016. (https://aigjournal.aig.org.au/wpcont...)

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