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The only mica-related permit referenced, Jiangte’s Shiziling Project, had already ceased production and did not renew its licence after expiry in September 2024. The move is best understood as an enforcement clean-up of dormant or “zombie” mining rights, signalling intent rather than removing tonnes.",{"type":570,"attrs":644,"content":645},{"textAlign":49},[646,648,654],{"text":647,"type":575},"That intent has been building for more than a year. Benchmark first highlighted rising ",{"text":649,"type":575,"marks":650},"regulatory risk in Jiangxi in September 2024",[651],{"type":580,"attrs":652},{"href":653,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":583},"https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/what-does-the-reported-shutdown-of-catls-mine-mean-for-the-lithium-market",{"text":655,"type":575},", when CATL’s mine was reported to have shut. 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With inventories low, this matters less for immediate supply volumes and more for market elasticity: reduced flexibility in how lithium supply responds increases the likelihood that price, rather than rapid supply adjustment, will be the primary driving force for market rebalancing.","Benchmark’s long-held view that regulatory enforcement across China’s lithium sector is consistently tightening, rather than being episodic, was supported by the cancellation of 27 expired mining licences across Jiangxi by Chinese regulators in mid-December and the issuance of an Action Plan for Comprehensive Solid Waste Management. 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