Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) wants to work for the development of lithium from the Upper Rhine Graben. In the southwest they say that the raw materials are the brains of its people, Kretschmann told the “Handelsblatt” (Wednesday). But the land also has wood and gravel. “If lithium were added, that would be a hit,” said Kretschmann. He heard that these were “gigantic deposits”. Lithium is considered a key element in lithium-ion batteries, which are used in electric cars, for example.
In January, the Freiburg district president Bärbel Schäfer (independent) put on the brakes. It is not yet time for “gold rush mood”. The State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining is based at the Regional Council in Freiburg and is responsible for approving drilling throughout the state.
