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Does Iran have a lithium reserve?

“For the first time in Iran, a lithium reserve has been discovered in Hamedan” in the country’s west, an official at Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade said. The ministry believes the deposit holds 8.5 million tons of lithium, which is often called “white gold” for the rapidly growing electric vehicle industry.

Will Iran be the first entrant to lithium?

As the Middle East’s first entrant into lithium, all eyes will be on Iran. Finding lithium in the region indicates that the middle east mining sector may become a new and key player supplying battery metals and critical minerals contributing to the global battery and electric mobility ecosystem.

Does Iran have a lithium ore deposit in Hamedan?

(Wikimedia Commons) A senior official in the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade (MIMT) said on Monday that a deposit located in the western province of Hamedan contains some 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore, PressTV, Iran’s state-owned news network, reported.

Does Iran have a tenth of the world's lithium supply?

With global Lithium reserves estimated at 89 million tons, Iran may possibly possess almost one tenth of the world’s Lithium supply.” Iran’s recent Lithium discovery will shift more attention to mining in the Middle East. Why?

Will the discovery of lithium ore boost Iran's export potential?

In this context, the reported discovery of lithium ore will be a major boost. Mohammad Hadi Ahmadi, an official with the MIMT, hailed the precious metal’s tremendous export potential and its possible use by many domestic Iranian industries in a statement to the press on Friday.

Did Iran discover lithium in the Middle East?

Iran is the first in the Middle East to announce a lithium discovery, estimated at 8.5 million tons LCE.