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 ...

Off-road vehicles are driven on the property owned by Controlled Thermal Resources, which will be mined for lithium along the Salton Sea, in Niland, Calif., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Welcome to ...

Elevated levels of lithium, rubidium and cesium have been detected in waters associated with the historic Kings Mountain Mine, west of Charlotte, North Carolina, raising questions about the potential ...

AMARGOSA VALLEY (KTNV) — Here in Nevada, there's been an uptick in mining interest for what are called critical minerals— resources like lithium, magnesium and copper— deemed vital to the nation’s ...

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

Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the ...

In a recent article published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, researchers highlighted the environmental impacts of lithium mining, particularly examining the water quality surrounding ...

Editor’s note: On November 5, 2024, a U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction that halts lithium exploration at Ha’kamwe’ for the duration of the Hualapai Nation’s lawsuit. One of the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...

International mining company Albemarle is reopening the Kings Mountain lithium mine. The plan is to extract the minerals to use in batteries for electric vehicles and standalone systems. But the ...