Climate change is forcing a worldwide shift away from coal, oil, and gas. Solar farms stretch across plains. Wind turbines ...

The McDermitt Caldera most likely hosts the world's largest deposit of lithium trapped in claystone. Located on the Nevada – ...

China confirms a huge lithium ore deposit, a strategic find that could strengthen its battery supply chain and disrupt the ...

Off-road vehicles are driven on the property owned by Controlled Thermal Resources, which will be mined for lithium along the Salton Sea, in Niland, Calif., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Welcome to ...

NASARAWA, Nigeria — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair as ...

A method known as direct extraction is better for the environment, but has yet to prove itself economical. At a llama farm outside the picturesque desert town of Tilcara in the mineral-rich province ...

Despite promises of bringing cash and clean energy to a long-struggling region in the California desert, a new lithium mining project is already under scrutiny for allegedly ignoring the severe ...

Supply of metal used for electric vehicles and computer batteries has been growing, but the shutdown of a mine in China is boosting lithium prices, for now Evaporation pools for lithium extraction.

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government. In August 2024, the Hualapai Tribe could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After a five-year fight, a US District Court ...

The world’s second-largest mining company bet big on lithium last year, in contrast to other major miners.