[Rockhounds] New "Energy Miracle" substance

[Paul]

larryrush in "New "Energy Miracle" substance" wrote:

 >There has been quite a bit of stir in the energy futures
 >stock market these days, pushing a “revolutionary”
 >new energy source, which is touted to replace oil, gas,
 >etc. as a new “super fuel” in the future. There is a lot
 >of hype by these ”Penny Stock” pushers, who do not
 >disclose what exactly this fuel is.

The talk about "New "Energy Miracle" substance" is
just hype by people to sell stocks. That having'
been said, although lithium [called "white oil" by
the stock mongers :-) ], is an extremely useful
component of lithium batteries for electric cars,
consumer electronics, other applications and is a
very valuable commodity in energy storage. It is
not a fuel.

an interesting article is:

The Great Nevada Lithium Rush to Fuel the New Economy
The race is on to get the mineral out of Clayton Valley
and into your iPhones, Bolts, and Powerwalls by Paul Tullis
Bloomsberg, Business Week. March 29, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-29/the-great-nevada-lithium-rush-to-fuel-the-new-economy

Timothy J. Wallington. (2012) “Global lithium resources:
Relative importance of pegmatite, brine and other deposits.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257026571_Global_lithium_resources_Relative_importance_of_pegmatite_brine_and_other_deposits
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169136812001539

Geotimes Mineral Resource of the Month, July 2006: Lithium
https://minerals.usgs.gov/mineralofthemonth/lithium.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.