Lithium, a metal once dubbed “white petroleum” might soon draw the world’s oil companies back to a sector they abandoned decades ago — mining. It was during the 1970s that major oil producers such as ExxonMobil XOM +3.9% and BP operated a wide range of copper, uranium, zinc and titanium projects alongside their traditional petroleum …
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Author: Capt. John