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Lithium is the Metal of Today and Tomorrow
With statistics and a list of mainstream, product-hungry applications like this, comparing lithium to oil of the early 20th century may indeed be understating its importance to the future of high-volume consumer technology.
Never before has a single element been so crucial to so many life accessories — even basic materials such as plastics, although incredibly useful, have never been singularly vital in the creation and maintenance of such a wide variety of technologies.
Lithium is definitely not the only answer to the problem of portable energy storage, nor will it be the last.
It is, however, currently the one that's been chosen by industry leaders — meaning its future is bright.
On a mid- to long-term time horizon, the prognosis for the big producers and ETFs is highly favorable.
For some of the smaller explorers and miners, however, the windfall could be nothing short of spectacular.