Ciudad Juárez is preparing a project to have the most important lithium mine at the national level, whose material is destined for technological batteries and automobiles, informed the general director of Economic Development of the municipality, Iván Antonio Pérez Ruiz.

In an interview with El Economista, he explained that an extension of the deposit that it shares with the states of Sonora and Durango was identified in the southern part of the municipality, after the creation of the new plan for the diversification of economic activities.

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This project is in line with the energy transition that aims to lower production costs and use clean energy. The strategy aims to trigger new industries in the city, such as mining, as well as achieve the evolution and specialization of manufacturing.

The new mine would be born from a public-private partnership, where investors are leaders in the lithium transformation sector.

According to Pérez Ruiz, the municipal plan intends not only to exploit this element, it is also projected that the transformation and manufacturing process will be carried out in Juárez, that is, the objective is to generate batteries in this city that work from lithium, and even specialized cars are assembled.

He explained that the municipal president Cruz Pérez Cuéllar (2021-2024) informed the Tesla company and businessman Elon Musk about the intention of the project.

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“Juárez has become the ideal place to come to do business. The municipal president has already invited Tesla, Elon Musk (...) This public-private association can be made so that batteries are extracted, too, here there is an important part of infrastructure for solar light; There are two elements that a company like Tesla needs in order to develop: light and lithium,” he added.

According to the municipality of Juárez, lithium mining concentrations are currently found in the Ascensión, Cuauhtémoc and Coyame zones, as well as on the border with Ahumada and in the Madera zone.

Throughout Chihuahua, the mining sector generates 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs.

The entity is within the three states that contribute 82% of the value of the mining industry; In addition, it is the second largest producer of silver.

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