Can nanotechnology address the challenges of lithium extraction and mining? As the demand for lithium-ion batteries increases ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...

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 ...

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 ...

Large-scale lithium mining may impact scarce and precious water resources and balance in Argentina’s arid ecosystems, says Clemente Flores, president of the El Angosto Indigenous community. Flores ...

Historically, lithium has been produced using two approaches: hard rock mining of spodumene deposits, as seen at the ...

Several developments last month are likely to shape the future of the controversial deep-sea mining industry. A congressional hearing on the subject highlighted the widely touted promise of seabed ...

Cassandra Profita / OPB The Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced its approval of a controversial lithium mining exploration project in southeast Oregon’s Malheur County near the Nevada state ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...