This post was originally published on this site.In the modern critical minerals rush, lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites have taken centre stage as governments look to carve out a share of a market still dominated by brines. But as capital continues to flow into hard-rock lithium projects across Western Australia, Canada, and Africa, there is a recurring theme: how much of this momentum is backed by real geological context.   If history tells us anything, it’s what happens when developers rush to mine without understanding the ore first. We need look no further than Magnum Mining’s Buena Vista project in Nevada. Although not...