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China puts its foot on African battery metals.

China’s hunt for new sources of lithium and other battery metals is starting to produce results, which is not necessarily good news for western-world miners.

China puts its foot on African battery metals. China puts its foot on African battery metals. China puts its foot on African battery metals. China puts its foot on African battery metals. China puts its foot on African battery metals.

Salt, which can theoretically be used as a lithium substitute in batteries, has emerged as a favoured raw material in Chinese battery experiments.