Because of the energy crisis and especially the increasing importance of lithium, pegmatites have to be valued.
Metallurgical research concerning hard-rock has been performed by several companies that have patented the chemical process of extracting lithium from hard rock.
Although Portugal is the 6th largest lithium producer in the world the potential is presently, underestimated because it is based only in pegmatite utilization.
The great fire of last august 2022, in the work area where we are located, was a setback with incalculable consequences.
