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China Seeks Lithium Resources in Qaidam Basin
The Qaidam Basin in northwest China's Qinghai Province, well-known for its salt lake resources, could quite possible to become the country's main lithium production base.
As a first step, the province will set up a company capable of producing 100 tons of lithium chlorate per year, near the Dong Taijnar lake.
A group of scientists from the Salt Lake Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully solved the problem of separating lithium from halogen solution, which contains s large concentration of magnesium.
As a new material, lithium is widely used in the fields of national defense, electronic industry and chemical industry. At present, China's lithium products rely mainly on imports.
The Qaidam Basin has about 33 salt lakes, consisting of more than 13.92 million tons of lithium chloride reserve, the most of any area in the country.
At present the basin is China's largest production base for kalium fertilizer.
Qaidam Basin to Become Major Lithium Base
The Qaidam Basin in northwest China 's Qinghai province, well-known for its salt lake resources, will become the country's major production base for lithium products, scientists have said.
A group of scientists from the Salt Lake Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently announced that they have successfully solved problems of separating lithium from halogen solution which contains large concentrations of magnesium.
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