April 16, 2017
In this picture taken on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, bags with processed ore samples containing lithium are placed in a storage room of Geomet company in the village of Dubi, Czech Republic. Geomet explored and confirmed large deposits of Lithium near the village of Cinovec. An expected massive surge in demand for this metal means a revival of centuries-long mining tradition in the area. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
CINOVEC, Czech Republic — A surge in global use of lithium, a key component in electric batteries, is leading to the revival of a centuries-long mining tradition in the Czech Republic’s Ore Mountains. Demand for the light metal, which is already used in smartphone batteries, is expected to triple in the next decade as it is used in far greater quantities in electric cars and electric storage systems.
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