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France Grants Its First Mining Concession in 40 Years to Imerys's Beauvoir Lithium Project

The French government has granted Imerys Beauvoir a mining concession for its lithium project in the Allier, the first mining concession issued in France in more than 40 years. The grant runs until May 2075 but does not yet allow mining or construction to begin.