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[2] www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2020/12/13/the-worlds…
[3] www.statista.com/statistics/235323/lithium-batteri…
[4] www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-…
[5] tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cobalt
[6] tradingeconomics.com/commodity/nickel
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[8] eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/1503166/20035254…
[9] www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining…
[10] gbrw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Thacker-Pass-P…
[11] www.sierranevadaally.org/2021/05/20/people-of-red-…
[12] thisisreno.com/2021/11/judge-says-no-evidence-of-m…
[13] www.statista.com/statistics/264928/cobalt-mine-pro…
[14] www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-…
[15] www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-15/drilling…

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