BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 days agoVolcanic white gold: A lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion has been discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkVolcanic white gold: A lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion has been discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.org
Lithium deposit valued at US$1.5 trillion discovered; promises to boost batteries, but worries local indigenous communities.
minus-squarereallykindasorta@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·4 days agoThe US already has a bunch of lithium, the problem is mining it in an environmentally compatible way
minus-squareDestide@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·4 days agoGood news the current adminstration possibly has a way around the environment, well not around more like straight through.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIt’s ok, they’ll just redesignate the mine as being outside the environment.
minus-squareastrsk@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoDon’t forget the decades of processing facilities we built. Oh wait…
minus-squaremeliodas_100@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI saw a vid on youtube on how we mine. They do it without involving people using water. But, it’s slower than using people.
minus-squarealtphotolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoAlso the latest generation chemistries use less lithium. Plus it can probably be recycled too.
The US already has a bunch of lithium, the problem is mining it in an environmentally compatible way
Good news the current adminstration possibly has a way around the environment, well not around more like straight through.
It’s ok, they’ll just redesignate the mine as being outside the environment.
Don’t forget the decades of processing facilities we built. Oh wait…
I saw a vid on youtube on how we mine. They do it without involving people using water. But, it’s slower than using people.
Also the latest generation chemistries use less lithium. Plus it can probably be recycled too.