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The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? | Mining  The Guardian

Salt of the Earth: Vast Underground Salt Caverns Are Preserving Our History—and Just Might Power Our Future  eos.org

'They're just so much further ahead': How China won the world's EV battery race  BBC

Jadar Mine: Unlocking Serbia’s Lithium Revolution  Farmonaut

EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China  The Guardian

Rio Tinto pauses plans for $3.7b lithium mine but Serbians still worried  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

43 million tons of lithium discovered in Germany could transform European EV battery supply chain  The Economic Times

Gold, lithium plants position Nigeria as Africa’s minerals supply hub – Alake  The Guardian Nigeria News

EU green-tech homeshoring plans face resistance in Spain  DW.com

Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?  politico.eu

How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis  BBC

Covas do Barroso: Local Resistance to Europe’s Lithium Race  resilience.org

Germany gifts Rinehart’s Vulcan a royalty holiday  The West Australian

Catching Up or Leaping Ahead? How Energy Innovation Can Secure U.S. Industrial Stature in a Net-Zero World  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

100-year-old mine to reopen in Cornwall – but not all locals are happy  The i Paper

Trump's trade tantrum may drive Canada and Australia closer  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What could a Trump deal on critical minerals mean for Australia – and could Maga be a sticking point?  The Guardian

What minerals does Ukraine have and what are they used for?  BBC

Where EV batteries go to die – and be reborn  BBC

5 minerals in Ukraine that may be part of a deal with the U.S.  NPR

Thousands of Serbians protest in Belgrade against lithium mine  The Guardian

‘The part of Cornwall nobody ever sees’: the hi-tech future for lithium and tin mining  The Guardian

Ukraine Takes First Step Toward Carrying Out Minerals Deal With U.S. (Published 2025)  The New York Times

The EV Battery Bottleneck: Challenges and Global Responses  AZoM

How Australia became the world's greatest lithium supplier  BBC

The battle for the soul of Serbia  New Statesman

‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars  The Guardian

UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry  The Guardian