
On July 9, 2025, the Hunan Provincial Department of Natural Resources announced that through innovative geological exploration theories and prolonged efforts, a super-large altered granite-type lithium deposit was discovered in the Jijiaoshan mining area of Linwu County, Chenzhou City. The deposit contains 490 million tons of lithium ore and 1.31 million tons of lithium oxide resources. It also accompanies strategic minerals such as tungsten, rubidium, and tin, all of which are newly identified resources. Located in the Nanling low mountain…