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"An interesting feature of world lithium production is the potential emergence of China as a leading supplier. The development of technology to extract lithium from high-magnesium brines has led to the start of lithium carbonate production from salt lakes in Qinghai and Tibet provinces. In late 2005, CITIC Guorun began construction of a 35,000tpy lithium carbonate plant to exploit lithium reserves in Xitai Ginar salt lake in Qinghai province. Production was scheduled to start in 2006."

Source: http://www.roskill.com/reports/report.html?id=26