[Rockhounds] Scientists discover $540 billion worth of 'white gold' sitting beneath giant lake

[Tim Fisher]

They just got sued by environmental groups last month. One would think that
they would know that digging up some mud from a completely lifeless salt
flat would be worth the millions of car batteries that could be made from
it.

Tim Fisher
nospam at orerockon.com



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Mining the lithium could provide and fund benefits to the whole lake.
Funding disposal in some way of salt accumulation.

On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 5:17 AM Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Scientists have discovered $540 billion worth of 'white gold' sitting 
> underneath a huge lake.*
>
> Located in southern California <https://www.unilad.com/us-news>, 
> Salton Sea is the largest in the state and sits on a lithium 
> reservoir.
>
> While scientists knew that the chemical element 
> <https://www.unilad.com/science> was there, they didn't know just how 
> much lithium was beneath the lake - and the true amount is pretty
astounding.
>
> Last year, it was revealed that there could actually be a staggering 
> 18 million tons of lithium - also referred to as 'white gold' due to 
> its value <https://www.unilad.com/money> and appearance - rather than 
> the previously thought figure of four million tons.
>
> For context, this would be enough to power 
> <https://www.unilad.com/environment> more than 382 million batteries 
> for electric vehicles <https://www.unilad.com/electric-cars>.
>
>
> https://www.unilad.com/news/lithium-white-gold-lake-california-642347-
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