European Lithium Institute
© Modified from Gourcerol
Research activities
- Overview of research project and networks on Li deposits
- Identification of scientific gaps
=> proposals for research axes - Ore deposit databases
- Initiating research projects
Exploration and Mining
Overview on European Li Resources
Lithium is relatively abundant in Europe:
- 500 Li occurrences identified up to date
- Various deposit types
- 28 deposits evaluated
- >15 companies involved
- Estimate for European Li resources: > 8.8 Mt of Li2O
Overview on European Li Exploration Licenses
The lithium exploration licences map has been realized from available official published data on exploration permits for lithium granted by governments. A minimum of 217 valid exploration licences for lithium is currently registered. At the European scale, these data show a relatively well-distributed exploration activity, which is an interesting element in a close supply perspective between the sources of primary Lithium resources and consumption centers. Several countries, despite a high potential, are still poorly covered by exploration permits, Austria and France among others.
