Researchers at Penn State have developed an electrochemical method for extracting lithium from ore. The process utilizes an electric current and hydrogen peroxide and could revolutionize lithium ...

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

Lithium extraction technologies have evolved significantly in response to the growing demand for this critical element in energy storage and electric vehicle applications. Traditional methods have ...

During the recent Digging Deeper: The Future of Mining Benzinga virtual event, Alex Wylie, president, CEO, and director of Volt Lithium, detailed the company’s groundbreaking approach. Unlike ...

Anhalt, long known forgas drilling and little else, have taken on new significance. Deep below the surface, brine once ...

Chile, the lithium producer with the richest brine deposits, is looking to expand into new types of extraction including from clay, even as low battery-metal prices squeeze the industry. The ...

Lithium is essential for the clean energy transition, but its extraction often involves severe environmental and health consequences. AlkaLi, a startup company, aims to revolutionize lithium ...

Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Photo credit: Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University). In the race to meet the growing global demand for ...

In brief: A team from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering may have cracked the code on a new lithium extraction method that's both more efficient and environmentally ...

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

Lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion is discovered and promises to boost batteries, but worries local indigenous ...