Historically, lithium has been produced using two approaches: hard rock mining of spodumene deposits, as seen at the ...

The Colla Indigenous people claim Rio Tinto’s plans to extract the key mineral will harm fragile ecosystems and livelihoods ...

A new, accidental discovery by University of Michigan scientists allows for the cost-effective extraction of lithium from magnesium-rich brines by using charged membranes without electricity. The ...

Major oil companies are drilling in East Texas again — but not for oil. This time, they’re after lithium for batteries and other rare elements. Chevron and Halliburton announced East Texas projects ...

Large-scale lithium mining may impact scarce and precious water resources and balance in Argentina’s arid ecosystems, says Clemente Flores, president of the El Angosto Indigenous community. Flores ...

Laid out left to right to illustrate notable steps in the process of lithium battery recycling are: a pair of lithium iron phosphate batteries; a container of black mass powder obtained from shredding ...