Mining Magazine February 2019 | Page 57

with Valoriza Mineria from 50 / 50 to 75 % in favour of Infinity . This will help support the quest for uptake partners and further investment now the JV has borne fruit on the regulatory side .
On the way to developing San Jose , Ledoux Pedailles believes sustainability is key for Infinity with the life of the project estimated at 24 years : “ The idea for us is to mine for 16 years , stockpile next to the plant and then rehabilitate the pit into a lake while we continue with the processing operation . Mining may not always be clean but if we want to make our future more environmentally friendly , we will need lithium to put in the batteries that will power our electric cars – there is no way around it . If this resource needs to be mined somewhere we ’ re setting about doing it the right way while supporting vehicles which will offset the way we currently pollute with traditional cars and help build a better future for our planet .”
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