A new mineral, lithium has been discovered in Ghana, the Ghana Minerals Commission has confirmed to Joy News.
The discovery was made in the Volta, Western and Ashanti regions.
Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission Mr. Kwaku Addai Antwi Boasiako told Joy News that the discovery was made during a nationwide exploration by the Minerals Commission.
Mr. Boasiako says the commission is in the process of exploring the commercial value of the mineral ahead of comprehensive exploration activities in the identified areas.
“The country can play a leading role in electronic car business if the mineral is discovered in commercial quantity,” he says.
Mr. Boasiako also says the commission is set to put up 14 new satellite stations to monitor the discovery sites and deter illegal miners from encroaching on them.
“…if we [authorities] don’t block it and give it the prominence it deserves, then we are going to lose it because this is the first time of hearing that the Volta Region is as good as any other region in terms of minerals”, he said.
He also says the commission is keen on publishing the mineral map of the country so individual consigners can apply to take charge of them.
Mr. Boasiako says the commission hopes to change the notion of corruption at the minerals commission by making the application process by internet thereby depersonalizing the process.
Both lithium metal and its compounds have many uses. Lithium stearate is mixed with oils to make all-purpose and high-temperature lubricants.
Lithium hydroxide is used to absorb carbon dioxide in space vehicles
Lithium is alloyed with aluminum, copper, manganese, and cadmium to make high-performance alloys for aircraft.
Bahnmetall consists of lead-containing 0.04% lithium, 0.7% calcium and 0.6% sodium is harder than pure lead and was used for railroad car bearings in Germany.
Compounds such as LiAlH4 and organolithium reagents (LiMe, LiPh, etc.) are very important as reagents in organic chemistry
Lithium metal has the highest specific heat of any solid element and its sometimes used as battery anode material (high electrochemical potential). Lithium compounds are used in dry cells and storage batteries.
Lithium is used in the manufacture of special high strength glasses and ceramics sometimes, lithium-based compounds such as lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) are used as drugs to treat manic-depressive disorders.
Source: Joy News
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This is not new. Among the minerals that were discovered when the Soviet Union, under the CPP government surveyed the whole of Ghana from all sides, this is one of the minerals that was also found. At the time this mineral was not as needed as to-day. The Russian government has asked Ghana to take the findings of the survey, but they refuse to do this, and continue to waste more money trying to find what already has been found. Wake up Ghana. On another subject,Ghana when it comes to Agriculture, is the only country that the MultiNationals cannot compete against.Ghana has since time immemorial been the best producers of COCOA. Ivory Coast and their Multi National helpers can boast of more COCOA produced, but the quality of GHANA cocoa is the best world wide. GHANAIAN management is super. This the British will tell you unashamedly. We controlled Gold Mines for years, and even bought Tanganyika mines in addition. What happened,through the underhand dealings of the WESTERN WORLD on the STOCK MARKET, they flipped it from GHANA. I urge the Ghana Government in this case of LITHIUM to CONTROL the MINING of this METAL and never let it go into the hands of the WESTON WORLD as much as possible. BORROW all the money you need to OWN it. THIS is the metal of the FUTURE. DO NOT LET IT GO. LONG LIVE GHANA.
@Richard. Yes we are poor because our so called leaders are all from "***barred word***.H.O.L.E.S"
NPP Governments lucky in mineral discovery. This is not politics. Painful Fact to others: Oil in commercial quantities and now Lithium.
Even gold and oil couldn't save us. tweaa
all this yet we are poor why????