While there is hope that the boom in electric vehicles and green energy will bring wealth, the people of this country remain apprehensive about past failures.The Potosí Mountains in southern ...
A New Method Allows Extraction of Up to 90% Lithium from High-Altitude Salt Lakes Without Depleting Freshwater Resources.A research team from Monash University and the University of Queensland, Australia, has ...
This is an important metal for electric vehicle battery production, serving the green transition.However, mining this metal may lead to the extinction risk of a wildflower that grows nearby.The arid ...
Experts Warn That Lithium Extraction from Salt Water in the Atacama Desert Could Threaten Life in the Region as it evaporates tons of water in one of the driest places ...
A New Lithium Source That Could Meet 40% of U.S. Demand Discovered in Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing.Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing activities. (Photo: Dall-E).Scientists have discovered an untapped lithium deposit hidden ...
