Lithium mining began in Pasali a decade ago, ... Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer, but it also has deep mineral resources including granite, limestone, and gold, ...

The growing demand for lithium has created a new frontier for mining in mineral-rich Nigeria. But it has come with a steep cost, exploiting its poorest and most vulnerable: its children.

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD (BYDDY-1.56%) is reportedly in talks to buy six lithium mines in Africa, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The news agency said that it had not verified the story ...

Africa: Lithium Mining in Africa Reveals Dark Side of Green Energy Dnn87 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Lithium ingots with a thin layer of black nitride tarnish (file photo).

The six lithium mines in Africa that BYD is reportedly considering acquiring have "total resources of lithium oxide at 2.5% grade estimated at more than 25 million tonnes," according to the super ...

Lithium mining began in Pasali a decade ago, ... Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer, but it also has deep mineral resources including granite, limestone, and gold, ...

How Nigeria's illegal mines work . Lithium mining began in Pasali a decade ago, transforming a remote and slumbering community into a bustling site for small-scale illegal mining, said Shedrack ...

In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work ...

Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her ...