This is a list of countries by lithium mine production from 2018 onwards.[1]
Lithium Triangle state
Lithium mine production (tonnes)
Rank
Country
Year
2018[2]
2019[3]
2020[4]
2021[4]
2022[5]
1
Australia
51,000
45,000
39,700
55,000
61,000
2
Chile
16,000
19,300
21,500
26,000
39,000
3
China
8,000
10,800
13,300
14,000
19,000
4
Argentina
6,200
6,300
5,900
6,200
6,200
N/A
United States
N/A
N/A
N/A
5,000[lower-alpha 1]
N/A
5
Brazil
600
2,400
1,420
1,500
2,200
6
Template:Country data ZIM Zimbabwe
1,600
1,200
417
1,200
800
7
Portugal
800
900
348
900
600
8
Bolivia
N/A
700[8]
540[9]
N/A
N/A
Canada
2,400
200
N/A
N/A
500
N/A
Namibia
500
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contents
1See also
2Notes
3References
4External links
See also
Lithium Triangle
Notes
↑The United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes research and information yearly regarding the production and reserve statistics of minerals globally. However, production figures for the United States is withheld, reportedly “to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.”[4] Furthermore there is only one Lithium mine in the United States , located in Nevada. It is reported to produce 5,000 tonnes of Lithium per year.[6][7]
References
↑"Global lithium mine production top countries 2019" (in en). https://www.statista.com/statistics/268789/countries-with-the-largest-production-output-of-lithium/. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
↑"Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/atoms/files/mcs2019_all.pdf.
↑"Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021.pdf.
↑ 4.04.14.2"Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022-lithium.pdf.
↑"Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-lithium.pdf.
↑Milman, Oliver (18 October 2022). "There's lithium in them thar hills – but fears grow over US 'white gold' boom". Guardian US (Silver Peak, Nevada). https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/lithium-mining-nevada-boom-car-battery-us-climate-crisis.
↑Cheema, Ramish (14 December 2022). "5 Countries That Produce The Most Lithium". Insider Monkey. https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/5-countries-that-produce-the-most-lithium-1097011/?singlepage=1.
↑Telma Jemio, Miriam (19 May 2020). "Bolivia rethinks how to industrialise its lithium amid political transition". Diálogo Chino. https://dialogochino.net/en/extractive-industries/35423-bolivia-rethinks-how-industrialize-lithium-amid-political-transition/.
↑Dube, Ryan (10 August 2022). "The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution". The Wall Street Journal (Salar de Atacama, Chile). https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/electric-cars-batteries-lithium-triangle-latin-america-11660141017. "Years after the factory’s 2013 opening, production is virtually nonexistent. In 2021, Bolivia produced just 540 tons of lithium carbonate, according to YLB, or what Chile produces in a day and a half."
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(Data in metric tons of lithium content unless otherwise noted)
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