Rocio Gonzalez Alvarado
Newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, p. 3
The head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that the approval of the Mining Law in the Chamber of Deputies is a historical fact, since it means that lithium is owned and exploited by the nation, which is strategic for national development.
The president maintained that if this mineral is left to transnational companies for exploitation, it would be as if they were given oil, so having a public company that exploits it allows the country to have guarantees for its own development and not depend on anyone. plus. He explained that lithium is a fundamental component in batteries, among other products, from those used in cell phones to electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as practically everything that uses electricity and is not directly connected to the network. .
He commented that mining in Mexico was privatized for a long time, and even the ejidos to give concessions to mining companies, which has caused enormous problems, when, in addition, they pay little.
The president considered that just as it happened with the oil expropriation, which allowed the constitution of Pemex, in the case of lithium, the country has everything to be able to develop its own experts and its own technology, and even acquire it. There are different ways of exploiting lithium, in some cases it is through large plants that allow evaporation and then extraction through the composition of different minerals
he referred.
