SYDNEY -- Australia's Mineral Resources will mothball one of its lithium mines, the latest cutback in the beleaguered battery metal industry as prices remain depressed.
Country is the world's largest supplier of the important battery metal

Mineral Resources' Bald Hill lithium operations. The Australian miner is joining a number of peers in cutting production amid a price slump. (Mineral Resources)
SYDNEY -- Australia's Mineral Resources will mothball one of its lithium mines, the latest cutback in the beleaguered battery metal industry as prices remain depressed.