ZNWD19 Oct 2021 07:01
Lithium mining in the Ore Mountains In addition to the Rhine Rift, there are other - albeit significantly smaller - lithium deposits in the Ore Mountains. In the tin forest, there could be around 125,000 tons in the mountain, according to investigations. Double the amount is suspected on the Czech side. In contrast to the situation under the Rhine, lithium in the Erzgebirge is supposed to be mined as hard rock in the classic way. Deutsche Lithium wants to start lithium mining in Zinnwald in 2025, and a year earlier - in 2024 - a factory for the production of battery-powered lithium hydroxide is to go into operation in Guben, Brandenburg. It would be the first converter in Europe, emphasizes company boss Dirk Harbecke. The Canadian company Rock Tech plans to produce 24,000 tons there annually. The "white gold" does not initially come from Germany, but from a mine in Canada. However, company boss Harbecke assures that "we will use German lithium if we can get it".