UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry

British Lithium in joint venture with French mining company Imerys, aiming to extract 20,000 tonnesThe UK is to gain its first lithium mine in Cornwall after a British startup agreed a deal with a French mining company that could supply much of the country's need for the crucial electric car battery mineral.British Lithium has agreed to start a joint venture with Paris-listed Imerys that aims to extract 20,000 tonnes of lithium ore, the companies said on Thursday. Continue reading...