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Stellantis makes $155M investment in McEwen Copper Argentina project

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Stellantis announced a $155-million investment in a copper project located in Argentina, which will make a major contribution to the company’s plan to become carbon net zero by 2038. Los Azules is an advanced-stage porphyry copper exploration project in the San Juan pro-mining province of Argentina. The company is acquiring a 14.2%

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POSCO Holdings begins construction of $830M lithium plant in Argentina

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Korea-based POSCO Holdings recently started construction of a lithium commercialization plant in Argentina. POSCO Group is the first to produce lithium hydroxide for batteries in Argentina throughout the entire process from the acquisition of mining rights to exploration, construction and operation of a production plant. Earlier post.)

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Lithium Mining In Argentina — Jobs vs. Environment

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The search for lithium in Argentina pits Indigenous people against global corporations in search of profits. The post Lithium Mining In Argentina — Jobs vs. Environment appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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From 2016-2019, > 90% of lithium imported to US came from Argentina and Chile

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From 2016-2019, more than 90% of the lithium imported to the United States came from Argentina (55%) and Chile (36%). Global consumption of lithium in 2021 was estimated to be 93,000 tons, a 33% increase from 70,000 tons in 2020.

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Elon Musk companies looking to invest in Argentina

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Following a recent meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk noted that his companies are looking to invest in Argentina. Videos of the two leaders’ meetup were widely shared online, so it was no surprise that some social media users argued that Argentina is better than other South American countries.

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Lithium mining in Argentina poised to dominate the global market

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Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp shares the exciting results from their 64,000 hectares lithium mining projects in Argentina. The post Lithium mining in Argentina poised to dominate the global market appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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POSCO accelerates production of lithium in Argentina with early stage 2 investment

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POSCO Holdings has moved up the scheduled investment in the second stage of a lithium production operation in Argentina from next year to now, due to increased demand for lithium amid booming investment in the secondary battery sector resulting from the “Inflation Reduction Act ” in the United States. billion (about KRW 1.5

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