https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-lithium-hub-mi...

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-lithium-hub-mining-boom-comes-cost-2023-06-15/#:~:text=Separating%20lithium%20from%20lepidolite%20can,cut%20EV%20subsidies%20this%20year.
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Separating lithium from lepidolite can cost as much as 100,000 yuan per metric ton(miners in China), compared to
40,000-50,000 yuan for brine and (>>>> ASN here)
50,000-60,000 yuan for spodumene( most AU miners here),
analysts said. The cost difference was manageable until lithium prices plunged after Beijing cut EV subsidies this year.
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