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Rio Tinto Commits More Than $3.6 Billion to Lithium Projects in Northwest Argentina

Rio Tinto has committed more than $3.6 billion to high-altitude lithium brine operations in Salta and Catamarca, strengthening Argentina’s role in supplying minerals used by the global electric-vehicle industry.
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