As demand — and competition — for critical minerals used in clean technologies heats up around the world, mining startups are ...

The Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) market is rapidly expanding, driven by soaring lithium demand for electric vehicles and energy storage. Offering faster processing times and higher recovery rates ...

A new chemical extraction process could help the U.S. dramatically reduce its dependence on foreign lithium supplies, ...

Demand for lithium is skyrocketing as factories across the world churn out electric vehicles and the massive batteries that ...

Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to ...

As the world moves toward cleaner energy, lithium has become crucial, powering electric vehicles and renewable-energy storage systems. With lithium demand set to increase more than 40-fold by 2040, ...

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has successfully extracted lithium from brine samples from national giant Aramco's oilfields and plans to launch a commercial pilot program for direct extraction soon, the Saudi ...

Mississippi sits on the Smackover Formation, which contains one of the nation’s highest-grade lithium brines. The element is ...

Conventional lithium extraction requires several complex steps, as well as the use of acid and high temperatures, over the course of several hours. Researchers at Penn State have developed a new ...

But soon, prices crashed back down to earth. We saw lower-than-expected demand for EVs in the US, and developers ramped up mining and processing to meet demand. Through late 2024 and 2025, lithium ...

Mineral rights and landowners in southern Arkansas will receive a 2.5% royalty for lithium extracted from brine on their property after the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted 9-0 on Wednesday to ...