Frequent protests in mineral areas in western countries, many communities are opposed to lithium mining.

SMM July 29th: as the world pays more and more attention to environmental issues, countries ban the sale of fuel vehicles frequently, in this context, the market is more and more optimistic about new energy vehicles. The power battery, as the core of new energy vehicles, is naturally sought after by people in the industry. But at present, the world has been facing a shortage of lithium ore, in order to have more say, Western countries are actively seeking to develop domestic battery raw material supply chain.

However, it is not difficult to see from the recent protests in Europe and North America that a considerable number of communities near the mining areas do not want companies to mine lithium mines in their surrounding areas. They believe that the mining of lithium ore will bring harm to the surrounding environment of the community and affect their quality of life.

Even in Portugal, which has a long history of lithium mining, Savannah Resources's Mina do Barroso pegmatite project, which has been an industry model in terms of community participation and environmental impact assessment, is inevitably subject to opposition from the media and local communities.

This is already the case in Portugal, and lithium mining in other countries is naturally "doomed". , Piedmont Lithium had previously proposed to develop an open-pit lithium mine in Gaston County, North Carolina, which was unexpectedly opposed by local community residents. To this end, Piedmont Lithium also specifically explained in detail the "misunderstandings in media reports about Piedmont development schedule, license application and environmental commitment," but residents and community members still believe that Piedmont Lithium's project is "putting the cart before the horse" and may affect the quality of life of local people.

However, not all projects could not be carried out, and a US judge had previously ruled that Lithium Americas might continue mining work on the Thacker Pass lithium clay project in Nevada, citing "insufficient evidence in the ruling".

But this is an isolated case, and protests against lithium mining by companies for fear of affecting the community environment are common in Europe and North America. After all, in western countries, the mining industry is still in a state of poor sanitation and hazardous conditions. As a result, although North American and European countries are trying to make more regional supply chains to improve supply security and shorten the transportation distance of raw materials, it is difficult to implement it because of the opposition of local lawmakers and residents.