Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening
New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.
New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.
It isn’t easy being green. Last year, a study published in the journal Science Advances claimed that there was enough lithium — as much as 40 million metric tons — in the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic area on the border between Nevada and Oregon, to make enough lithium-ion batteries to … [continued]