FASTER, PLEASE: Federal bureau approves lithium mine expansion. The mine sits alongside the rough

FASTER, PLEASE: Federal bureau approves lithium mine expansion. The mine sits alongside the roughly 250 person town of Silver Peak and has been in operation since 1965 by international mining company Albemarle. It pumps water from local brine water aquifers into open air ponds, then distills the lithium down with solar evaporation. Annually, the mine […]