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Wastewater brines host a wealth of lithium

Metal Tech News - October 2, 2024

The USGS has developed tools to help companies and researchers find them all.

United States Global Survey (USGS) reports have long demonstrated that while there is technically plenty of lithium found in the Earth's crust to meet demand, extracting this battery metal in the usual fashion (hard rock mining and brine evaporation) hasn't been very sustainable or cost-effective, requiring large amounts...

 

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