Indonesia on a fool's errand looking for lithium
· JAKARTA Stateowned tin company PT Timah has been tasked with leading the hunt for the one key mineral Indonesia doesn't seem to have to manufacture lithiumion batteries: lithium itself. Most experienced geologists feel Timah may be on a fool's errand. Mining officials say the search has been focusing on possible deposits in Tikus, on southern Sumatra's tinrich island of Belitung, in ...