https://www.reuters.com/article/us-piedmont-lithium-deal-tesla/australias-piedmont-lithium-signs-ore-supply-agreement-with-tesla-idUSKBN26J03H

Australian lithium miner Piedmont Lithium said on Monday it signed an agreement with U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc to supply high purity lithium ore mineral from its deposits in North Carolina for an initial five-year term.