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CL gains lithium brine exploration rights

Strongbow has granted to Cornish Lithium exploration and extraction rights for lithium contained in hot spring brines and associated geothermal energy, on all mineral rights held by Strongbow, in Cornwall, UK

Staff reporter
There is a rapidly increasing global demand for lithium for use in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars

There is a rapidly increasing global demand for lithium for use in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars

The presence of lithium in hot spring brines in Cornwall has been known since the mid-1800s, but this was regarded as a curiosity, given there was no developed market for the metal at that time. New technology...

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