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Lithium

Strategic Resource

Metal • lithium • 1 deposit(s)

China dominates lithium processing. Domestic deposits in Qinghai, Tibet salt lakes. Spodumene in Sichuan.

Qinghai-Tibet Salt Lake Lithium

Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan

producing
Security:1/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:3/5
Proved5.10M tonne(recoverable)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:80%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings

Sources

  • Lithium Resources
    China Geological Survey, 2025
Base Case

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

= 25.0%

Gross Value

$76.50Bmodeled

State Value

$19.13Bmodeled
Notes: LCE. China has 6% of reserves but ~60% of processing capacity.