The 14.8 million tonnes of mineral resources discovered in Phang Nga province recently may not be entirely lithium, a rare mineral which is a key component for making batteries for electric vehicles (EV), a government official clarified.
“The 14.8 million tonnes discovered are the total amount of mineral resources and not lithium resources,” deputy government spokeswoman Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri said. “Mineral resources could contain several kinds of minerals, including lithium.”Earlier on Jan 18, Radklao quoted an Industry Ministry report which confirmed the capacities of the Ruangkiat and Bang Etu sites in Phang Nga province, south of Thailand.
