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Citizens groups fighting a government plan to allow lithium mining in various areas of northern Portugal have received an unprecedented boost to their campaigns. Today,...

The preliminary environmental impact assessment report for the Lithium Prospecting and Exploration Programme identified “some risks” in the eight potential areas in the north and...

A northern Portuguese province is planning to extract lithium in an open-cast mine. The locals are not amused. Birds are chirping, and the corn stands...

According to the European commission, Europe will need 60 times more lithium by 2050 (target year for carbon neutrality) for electric cars and energy storage...

The EU is trying to set up an independent stream of crucial raw materials to ensure it’s not dependent on third countries. It imports almost...

Associations within Portugal’s mining sector have written an Open Letter to prime minister António Costa ‘reminding him of the importance of the mineral in reducing...