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This is a list of countries by lithium mine production from 2018 onwards.[1]

Lithium mine production (tonnes)
Rank Country Year
2018[2] 2019[3] 2020[4] 2021[4] 2022[5]
1 Australia 51,000 45,000 39,700 55,000 61,000
2 Chile 16,000 19,300 21,500 26,000 39,000
3 China 8,000 10,800 13,300 14,000 19,000
4 Argentina 6,200 6,300 5,900 6,200 6,200
— United States — — — 5,000[a] —
5 Brazil 600 2,400 1,420 1,500 2,200
6 Zimbabwe 1,600 1,200 417 1,200 800
7 Portugal 800 900 348 900 600
8 Bolivia — 700[8] 540[9] —
— Canada 2,400 200 — — 500
— Namibia 500 — — — —

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes research and information yearly regarding the production and reserve statistics of minerals globally. However, production figures for the United States is withheld, reportedly “to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.”[4] Furthermore there is only one Lithium mine in the United States, located in Nevada. It is reported to produce 5,000 tonnes of Lithium per year.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Global lithium mine production top countries 2019". Statista. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  3. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  4. ^ a b c "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  5. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  6. ^ Milman, Oliver (18 October 2022). "There's lithium in them thar hills – but fears grow over US 'white gold' boom". Guardian US. Silver Peak, Nevada. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ Cheema, Ramish (14 December 2022). "5 Countries That Produce The Most Lithium". insidermonkey.com. Insider Monkey.
  8. ^ Telma Jemio, Miriam (19 May 2020). "Bolivia rethinks how to industrialise its lithium amid political transition". dialogochino.net. Diálogo Chino.
  9. ^ Dube, Ryan (10 August 2022). "The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution". The Wall Street Journal. Salar de Atacama, Chile. Years after the factory's 2013 opening, production is virtually nonexistent. In 2021, Bolivia produced just 540 tons of lithium carbonate, according to YLB, or what Chile produces in a day and a half.

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