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Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by neoromantique »

psychphysic wrote: post #24
throwaway4good wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree in the sense that it comes down to a decision the US has to make on whether to invade Iran or not. Just like with Iraq; wmd’s, weapons inspectors etc. are ultimately just a side show.

Crazy that many of the same people condemning Russia invading Ukraine for "security". Would want to invade countries on the other side of the globe for "security". Super powers gonna super power and the rest of have to pretend to care.

There is a difference between unprovoked act of aggression against non-nuclear country for the sole crime of not wanting to associate with you and a literal theist dictatorship working on nuclear weapons who are open how exactly they plan to utilise them.

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by defrost »

dubcanada wrote: post #23

> According to a senior official of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade (MIMT), the lithium deposits could contain some 8.5 million metric tons (MT) ready for extraction, which would make it one of the largest global discoveries. Could? This article title implies they have, but the text implies they are searching still and have not actually found it.

The text implies they know exactly where it is but have not yet sufficiently measured it in order to create rich 3D volumetric maps laying out the various zouns of mineral concentrations at what PPM \ PPB 's ( parts per million | per billion ).

Technically this makes it a "resource" (ie. guesstimate) rather than a "reserve" (drill mapped with a solid plan on extraction methods, costs, estimated profits etc. to a JORC (or equiv) standard).

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by steveBK123 »

A strong argument for the existence of a diety is hilarious-if-true outcomes like the Ayatollah getting to have both oil & lithium to remain fully hedged through the EV transition.

Too improbable for a fictional movie, but here we are. Life, as always, is stranger than fiction.

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by rcme »

steveBK123 wrote: post #34

A strong argument for the existence of a diety is hilarious-if-true outcomes like the Ayatollah getting to have both oil & lithium to remain fully hedged through the EV transition. Too improbable for a fictional movie, but here we are. Life, as always, is stranger than fiction.

It doesn't seem that improbable that at least one place on Earth has both large oil and lithium reserves.

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by dontlaugh »

RobotToaster wrote: post #37
PaywallBuster wrote: post #5

Is Tesla gonna become a Defense company?

Musk already admitted to being involved in one Coup https://www.telesurenglish.net/amp/news/elon-musk-confesses-...

He could be bragging about something he didn't do.

But it's bad enough that he'd want to be involved in a coup.

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by unmole »

recuter wrote: post #17
throwaway4good wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree in the sense that it comes down to a decision the US has to make on whether to invade Iran or not. Just like with Iraq; wmd’s, weapons inspectors etc. are ultimately just a side show.

Nope, unlike Iraq and wmd's you have confirmation from multiple third parties and countries. IAEA ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Ag... ), France, Germany, UK, all are sounding the alarm.

> confirmation from multiple third parties and countries

So, exactly the same as Iraq?

Re: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve

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Post by cced »

amval wrote: post #29
ijustlovemath wrote: post #27

It's a little bit sickening that so many of these initial comments are joking about the US going to war over the lithium.

What is the part that sickens you?

Do people really have to say that jokes about war which inevitably lead to the death of many in order to have bigger and better phone batteries at a reduced cost is sickening?
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