Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great. Patrick Donnelly and Naomi Fraga in a salt flat on the edge of Ash ...

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 ...

The U.S. government is actively supporting the development of a domestic lithium industry through favorable policies and substantial funding, aiming to secure a reliable supply of critical minerals ...

Using AI and satellite-based sensing, researchers have identified a huge lithium deposit in Canada, that could reshape North ...

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 ...

Lithium, the "white gold" needed to power America's clean-energy future, is becoming the most sought-after mineral in Nevada – in a state that's already the nation's largest producer of gold – said ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Late last month, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management granted approval ...

Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean Plateau that stretches across parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and ...

A lithium mining project in the DRC that was expected to begin in 2023 is still pending. The Congolese government and mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals are fighting over the rights to an ore ...

“Corkran’s systematic evaluations revealed two new processes,” says Boutt, professor of Earth, geographic, and climate sciences at UMass Amherst and the paper’s senior author. AMHERST, Mass. — One of ...