In years to come, lepidolite from China probably won't be mined...

In years to come, lepidolite from China probably won't be mined and adding to the inventory. The impurities, waste and extra costs involved won't be economical. China use it now along with risky African mines in order to flood the market. The end game is to kill off competition in the whole EV supply chain. The rest of the world is struggling to play catch up, but the subsidised lepidolite and African spod will likely be phased out and tier 1 sources will endure. As PLS said though, crazy few years ahead.