Lithium is growing in demand, but many of the countries with the biggest-known reserves have yet to successfully commercialise the resource at scale The growing interest in lithium recent years has seen the world’s largest-known reserves increase significantly, as exploration activities accelerate. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), there are around 80 million tonnes of identified reserves globally as of 2019. That’s up almost 30% compared to a year earlier. Lithium is a key component of batteries…