Measuring water availability for lithium extraction can still be unpredictable, especially in the high-altitude Lithium Triangle in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Current models can overestimate how ...

The increasing demand for lithium to support electric vehicle production is placing a significant strain on global freshwater resources, especially in already arid regions like the Lithium Triangle. A ...

Construction started at Thacker Pass in 2023. (Photo: Lithium Americas Presentation, June) Cattle rancher Edward Bartell waited patiently to take pictures of Lithium Nevada pumping water from a well ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

Lithium prices are not reflecting actual demand trends, with some experts warning of a potential correction due to oversupply concerns and high production costs. While EV adoption and battery storage ...

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 ...

A team of scientists in Mexico has built a tough new battery that could one day replace the lithium-ion batteries used in ...

Countries like the US that are eyeing leadership in advanced nuclear technology face an urgent need to establish lithium ...

Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean Plateau that stretches across parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and ...

“Corkran’s systematic evaluations revealed two new processes,” says Boutt, professor of Earth, geographic, and climate sciences at UMass Amherst and the paper’s senior author. AMHERST, Mass. — One of ...