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Volcanic white gold: A lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion has been discovered in the U.S. (www.earth.com)
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Lithium deposit valued at US$1.5 trillion discovered; promises to boost batteries, but worries local indigenous communities.

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[–] meliodas_101@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Really? Will the US be independent manufacturer of lithium batteries now. Will it compete with china ?

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The US already has a bunch of lithium, the problem is mining it in an environmentally compatible way

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 4 weeks ago

Also the latest generation chemistries use less lithium. Plus it can probably be recycled too.

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