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As demand for the material skyrockets, government geologists are rushing to figure out where the precious element is hiding. In September 2023, scientists funded by a mining company reported finding what could be the largest deposit of lithium in an ancient US supervolcano.
- A Giant Hidden Source of Lithium Was Just Discovered in Arkansas
A collaborative national and state government research team...
- A Giant Hidden Source of Lithium Was Just Discovered in Arkansas
1 cze 2020 · This data release provides the descriptions of approximately 20 U.S. sites that include mineral regions, mines, and mineral occurrences (deposits and prospects) that contain enrichments of lithium (Li).
21 mar 2024 · White Gold: Mapping U.S. Lithium Mines. The U.S. doubled imports of lithium-ion batteries for the third consecutive year in 2022, and with EV demand growing yearly, U.S. lithium mines must ramp up production or rely on other nations for their supply of refined lithium.
25 paź 2024 · A collaborative national and state government research team trained a machine learning model to predict and map the lithium concentrations of salty water deep within the porous limestone aquifer beneath southern Arkansas, known as the Smackover Formation brines.
21 paź 2024 · The U.S. relies on imports for more than 25% of its lithium. The USGS estimates there is enough lithium brought to the surface in the oil and brine waste streams in southern Arkansas to cover current estimated U.S. lithium consumption.
14 wrz 2023 · Lithium Americas, the company that funded the research that identified the deposit, says it expects to begin mining at the site in 2026. But it still isn’t clear how easy that will be.
23 paź 2024 · Those lithium deposits lie under southern Arkansas and as drilling technologies have advanced, they have begun to become accessible.
