Wildcat Resources is accelerating development of its Tabba Tabba lithium project in WA’s Pilbara, ahead of its definitive ...

While the figure is an official USGS estimate, extracting the mineral poses major technical and environmental challenges.

Conventional lithium mining is a slow, water-intensive, and environmentally damaging process. The prevailing technique, which involves evaporating brine in large open ponds, requires 12 to 18 months ...

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great. Patrick Donnelly and Naomi Fraga in a salt flat on the edge of Ash ...

Emerging DLE technologies offer higher recovery efficiency, faster production times, and a smaller environmental footprint compared with traditional methods like solar evaporation. Current pilot ...

A trove of lithium-rich brine exists underground in Bolivia. Researchers conducted the first comprehensive chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the resource. The world's largest ...

A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle finds the rush to extract lithium in Chile’s Salar de Atacama has had a severe impact on the area’s water supplies.

Piedmont Lithium is cutting more jobs as it looks for a funding partner for its North Carolina mining project near Charlotte in a “challenging” market with low lithium prices. The Belmont-based ...

Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of greenhouse gas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. SALAR DE ATACAMA, CHILE - AUGUST 24: In this aerial view, pools ...

ACCORDING TO THE USGS, COULD CREATE MILLIONS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES. SO THIS IS WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT. THIS MIGHT JUST LOOK LIKE A REGULAR ROCK, BUT WHAT’S IN IT CAN HELP POWER PHONES, LAPTOPS, AND ...