Ann: Lithium Indicated Resource at Cinovec Increased by 420%, page-18

You are right, but that is the thing. The government sees that as an opportunity to make some bucks and often the town councils in the area would be in favor of that as well because of the same reason, but the people are not. And that is the "problem". The government is currently lead by a party that will definitely not win next election (as they have zero support from the people) and the local town councils will eventually do what the people want as otherwise, almost literally, would be smacked over their heads with a beer mug when they meet in their local pub in Cinovec. And because of this disconnect there is the confusion where exploration permits are given, yet mines are not being open