- China is mining lithium in Nigeria.
- Lithium is important for batteries.
- Many companies invest in Nigerian lithium.
- Some local people mine lithium informally.
- This mining can be unsafe and illegal.
- Activists want better local benefits from mining.
Difficult words
- lithium — A metal used for making batteries.
- mine — To dig to get minerals from the ground.mining
- invest — To put money into something for profit.
- important — Very useful or needed.
- activists — People who work for social or political change.
- unsafe — Not safe; likely to cause harm.
- benefits — Advantages or good things from something.
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Discussion questions
- Why is lithium important?
- What do you think about informal mining?
- How can mining be made safer?
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