"A lack of expansion from brines has ... seen the rise of...

"A lack of expansion from brines has ... seen the rise of alternative lithium sources such as Western Lithium's hectorate project in Nevada, and Bacanora Mineral's Mexican clay deposit"

Neither WLCDF (Western Lithium) nor BCN.V (Bacanora Minerals) have actual lithium producing projects, only development plans, with WLCDFs Production Target – 2018/2019 and BCNs Sonora project with min. 5-7 years until production, if they are ever able to raise capital and achieve their agreement goals.

Simon Moores ( https://twitter.com/sdmoores ) the managing director of Benchmark Minerals asks himself on Twitter: "Lithium will need a supply side response, the question is where will it come from?"