18 million-ton 'white gold' discovered in the US: This is what it means
The global race for lithium– the key ingredient in electric vehicle (EV) batteries– just took an unexpected turn. In a ...
18 Million Tons Of 'White Gold' Worth $540 Billion Unearthed In The US
A significant lithium deposit, estimated at 18 million tons, has been discovered beneath California's Salton Sea, potentially ...
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Batteries are charging our planet, but what’s the cost?
And it’s easy to see why: they’re efficient chargers, easy to dispose of, and have a higher energy density than alkaline batteries. Dubbed ‘white gold’ by investors, lithium’s demand has ...
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Vast deposit of 'white gold' in Arkansas could be stunningly valuable
Arkansas may be home to a vast resource that could reshape the world's energy needs: a valuable battery component called lithium that's been nicknamed "white gold" and "the new gasoline." ...