Iran Claims To Have Found World’s Second-Largest Lithium Deposit

A major lithium deposit that rises to the level of the world’s second-largest has been found in Iran, the country’s Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade said on Iranian state television on Saturday. “For the first time in Iran, a lithium reserve has been discovered in Hamedan,” the Ministry said, adding that it believes the deposit holds 8.5 million tons of lithium. Only Chile holds more lithium, with 9.2 million metric tons, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Lithium is a critical part of electric vehicle batteries.…