President Macron inaugurates lithium mine as France, EU seek energy sovereignty

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Source: France 24

France is going back to the mines. President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday visited a facility in central France run by Imerys, the leading French producer of industrial minerals and which is spearheading a major lithium mining project for battery production. The project promises to create hundreds of jobs and comes as France seeks to ensure its own energy sovereignty.

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