Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...

Lithium has emerged as one of the most valuable resources in the modern economy, primarily due to its essential role in ...

Rio Tinto Group has held discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop one of the world's largest hard ...

A significant lithium deposit, estimated at 18 million tons, has been discovered beneath California's Salton Sea, potentially ...

Atomic Energy’s death spiral has spawned a run to green power. But the toxic mineral lithium has become a critical ...

Rio Tinto has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing one of the world's biggest hard rock lithium ...

The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for ...

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