Canada has lithium reserves of 930,000 tons and is the world's 6th largest by reserves, yet produced only 500 tons in 2022, while the US has reserves of 1 million tons but shows no production, primarily because lithium as a commodity demand only accelerated significantly after 2020.
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“World reserves of lithium by Country Canada is number six at 930,000 tons the US actually is ahead of Canada at a million tons but we're seeing I'm not seeing any production here on this table from the US and only 500 tons of production from Canada given a 930,000 ton Reserve why such a difference in reserves in actual production between in Canada and the US”
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100% Price Surge: Will Supply Crunch Of This Critical Asset Trigger Massive Inflation?— David LinCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:29:24 AM
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