‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
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Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:09 +0200
Ukraines lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for payback for previous military assistanceDrawing in the snow with his finger, Mykola Hrechukha sketched out how Ukraines new lithium mine might look.
It would have a deep central shaft, with a series of side tunnels, he said.
The lithium is good everywhere.
The biggest concentration is at a depth of 200500 metres, he said.
We should be able to extract 4,300 tonnes a day.
The potential is terrific.For now, though, there is little sign of activity.
The deposit is buried under a large sloping field, used in communist times to grow beetroot and wheat.
The mines proposed entrance is in an abandoned formerSoviet village, Liodiane, today a scruffy grove of acacia and maple trees.
The only inhabitant is a security guard, who lives on the 150hectare site in an ancient Gaz53 truck.
Wild boar and even a wolf sometimes wander past.
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