And this is what a refinery looks like.
This is a refinery to transform lithium concentrate into lithium hydroxide, its furnaces for roasting the lithium concentrate in the pyrometallurgical plant will consume large amounts of fossil fuels, gas or coal.
They also require large amounts of water. As can be seen from the photo, the dimensions are significant, whether for the Dehesa de las Navas or for the Montaña in Cáceres.
And the fact is that the lithium in Extremadura is under natural and heritage jewels. Too high a price to pay.
News from 2021:
US takes to China the processing of lithium brine from Nevada to a plant that has been purchased in China. Will it be because the roasting does not meet the chemical and environmental regulations in the US?
Albemarle is a North Carolina-based chemical manufacturer engaged in lithium, speciality bromine and catalyst operations.
Earlier this year (2021), the company announced plans to double production at its Silver Peak facility in Nevada, US, over the next five years.
It is expected to invest between $30 million and $50 million between now and 2025 to expand capacity at the plant, where lithium is extracted from brines in the Clayton Valley Basin.
Read the full story here
The latest political manoeuvres in search of votes will not convince us otherwise of what experience tells us again and again. Neither Decrees that are nothing more than red carpets for the speculation of foreign companies in our land, nor last-minute improvisations that are nothing more than a make-over for the citizens who are right now more than annoyed by these alleged "manoeuvres".
As well as the President of the Junta, mayors and aspiring mayors, we common people do not forget that we are in the pre-election period.
We will continue to defend a land free of speculation and extractivism. We do not want sacrifice zones for Europe or for anyone else. Neither here nor anywhere else in the world.
We stand for a fair and balanced distribution of resources and energy. For responsible consumption. For sustainable development that benefits the whole Extremadura. No sacrifice zones.
No to the mines.
**No to the Cañaveral mine.
YES TO LIFE.
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