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CEO says Ma'aden has extracted lithium from seawater

Commercial viability could provide ‘virtually limitless lithium supply’

Nathan Richardson
Pile of lithium-rich salt material from deposits for Li-Ion battery manufacturing in EV industry, Lithium hexafluorophosphate extract from rechargeable energy cell in recycling process 3D illustration. Credit: Black_Kira.

Credit: Black_Kira.

State-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma'aden reportedly said it's successfully extracted lithium from seawater through a pilot project.  "We are actually producing lithium from seawater now," chief...

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