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China beats Tesla to Nigeria’s lithium riches
“Our new mining policy demands that you add some value to raw mineral ores, including lithium, before you export to create jobs and build industries,” Adeyemi said. “They don’t have to turn ores into finished goods. We are only asking them to add some value before exporting.”
That seems like a really low bar. Which I guess Tesla didn’t even want to hit. I wonder if Musk thought Nigeria would be honored to even talk to Tesla.