The partners unveiled the first cohort of sixstartupstoday.

The fledgling companies will now enter a four-month programme that will conclude in Perth, Australia in December.

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Rio Tinto backs six startups in high-tech bid for cleaner mining of lithium, copper

Then theres Magmatic, from Austria.

The startup is cultivating a library of metal-binding proteins that extract lithium from natural saltwater brines no mining required.

As the world electrifies, demand for lithium-ion batteries is booming, for use in everything from smartphones toEVs.

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Asa result, theglobal demandfor lithium is predicted to more than quadruple by 2030.

Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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