Cínovec
Czechia's entry in Europe's lithium race, in the Ore Mountains on the German border.
- Material
- Lithium
- Stage
- Planned project
- Place
- Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia
- Operator
- Geomet (ČEZ group 51%, European Metals 49%)
- Coordinates
- 50.73° N, 13.79° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Surface temperature
- Landsat, 8 Sep 2026: typical ground 24.5 °C; 0.0 ha more than 8 °C warmer than the land around it; hottest spot 8.0 °C above it.
- Radar
- Latest Sentinel-1 radar picture: 28 Oct 2026.
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Described as Europe's largest lithium resource
- EU Strategic Project under the Critical Raw Materials Act (March 2025)
- Plans about 37,500 t a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate equivalent, processed at Prunéřov
- Environmental impact documentation published in May 2026