Juliet Samaniya, 6, chips at a rock with other children at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A man shows lithium stone from an illegal mining site in Paseli, north central Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, chips at a rock with a stone tool at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Abigail Samaniya, left, mother of Juliet Samaniya, right, 6, sit together as they speak with The Associated Press in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, works with other children at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, poses for a photograph at an illegal lithium mining site where she works in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Bashir Rabiu, 19, poses for a photograph inside at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Workers stand at an illegal lithium mine in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Yusuf Rabiu works at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A worker takes a rest at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, north central Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Aliyu Ibrahim, a lithium merchant, speaks with The Associated Press about his business in Nasarawa, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)