Solar container lithium battery processing in Peru

Does Peru produce lithium batteries?

"We have a lot of reserves and we think this is an opportunity and a challenge to carry out (lithium) extraction and value-added production," Chavez said. To be sure, Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium.

Is there a lithium deposit in Peru?

The Falchani deposit has not been the only lithium deposit under exploration in Peru. There are other lithium exploration efforts in the Puno region, and outcrops of lithium-rich limestone were found in the nearby areas of Quelcaya and Tres hermanas (Corani district, Carabaya province) in the framework of the Quelcaya Exploration Project.

Does Peru need a lithium policy?

the need to define the national policy on lithium in Peru. Besides the uncertainty about possible new lithium regulations, there also exists uncertainty about the current Peruvian political situation, which might jeopardise the future exploitation of the deposit. Peru is not currently a lithium producer.

Is uranium mining legal in Peru?

Peru does not currently have such regula-tions. In this regard, in 2019 the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced that a regulatory framework for uranium mining was being developed with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN).