Lithium concentrations within the ambient brine of the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake range from 55 to 60 parts per million (ppm), while concentrations in the company’s pond-derived magnesium ...

The partners aim to produce up to 150,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in three phases of 50,000 ...

Since it relies upon solar radiation for the energy to evaporate water from the brine, the pond areas require large comparatively flat and inexpensive real estate. These conditions are relatively ...

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a sort of “solar umbrella” which could radically reduce the amount of land needed for industrial evaporation ponds.

Sight lines don’t matter to an endangered flower. But contrary to claims made by conservationists, Rowe said the Rhyolite ...

Lithium carbonate in the shipping warehouse at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022. What this means for demand for minerals like lithium is almost hard to comprehend.

Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

Sacks of lithium carbonate are moved in the shipping warehouse at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022. (Bridget Bennett for NPR) ...

It's well underway. Lithium carbonate in the shipping warehouse at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022. Bridget Bennett for NPR A quiet little mine gets a new jolt of energy ...