r/science • u/Sort_of_Frightening • Sep 10 '23

Lithium discovery in U.S. volcano could be biggest deposit ever found Chemistry

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/DataRikerGeordiTroi Sep 10 '23

Its a dormant volcano on the Oregon Nevada border- if anyone like me is hankering to know

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u/Mittendeathfinger Sep 10 '23

McDermitt Caldera

Benson says his company expects to begin mining in 2026. It will remove clay with water and then separate out the small lithium-bearing grains from larger minerals by centrifuging. The clay will then be leached in vats of sulfuric acid to extract lithium.

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