Lithium sits at the center of the battery economy. Yet getting it out of rock still looks surprisingly crude. Spodumene, the ...

If scaled up, this method could easily address the biggest issues in lithium mining, as well as the looming supply crisis for the valuable element.

A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia ...

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as ...

A new research briefing from Amnesty International indicates that the rapid expansion of lithium mining projects across Nevada constitutes a violation of Indigenous peoples' rights, prompting concerns ...

Researchers developed a vermiculite membrane to efficiently extract lithium from seawater. This technology could reduce environmental damage and geopolitical risks tied to traditional lithium mining.

Precious Anga Lagos — Nigeria’s fast-growing lithium rush is leaving a dangerous trail in several mining communities, with illegal and poorly regulated operations exposing residents and workers to ...

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 ...

The Silver Peak mine in Nevada is the only operating lithium project in the United States. Expansion of the nation’s only operating lithium mine would likely have only a modest impact on its remote ...

The companies asking the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to approve their proposal for lithium royalties submitted an amended application to the commission Tuesday afternoon, which made changes that ...