The Lithium Triangle spans more than 414,000 square kilometers (160,000 square miles) across Chile, Argentina and Bolivia, where an arid climate and water-trapping basins have helped form an ...

Understanding the environmental toll of lithium mining is crucial as we navigate the path towards a more sustainable future. Water Depletion in Arid Regions.

Silver Peak, which began mining lithium in the 1960s, won’t remain the only U.S. lithium mine for long. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University has documented ...

Established mining companies don’t have enough lithium to supply the industry as electric vehicle sales soar. General Motors plans for all its car sales to be electric by 2035.

The town of Tonopah, Nev., was born out of a silver rush, when more than 10,000 people moved in during the early 1900s, racing to make money from a prized natural resource. It didn't last. Today ...

Pushback to lithium mining grows in the Andes. A method known as direct extraction is better for the environment, but has yet to prove itself economical. World/International by .

Late last month, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management granted approval for a massive new lithium mine in the Nevada desert, the start of what could foretell a rapid ramp-up of domestic mining for so ...

A group of nonprofits, area businesses and water users tried to stop a lithium mining project near the Green River this summer. Their attempt failed, but now they’re trying again — in court ...

Lithium mining in particular alarms conservationists. Depending on the type of process used, mining can pollute groundwater, emit carbon dioxide, create toxic waste and destroy habitats.

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? Is there such a thing as responsible mining? This episode of Euronews Tech Talks delves into this heated debate with insights from experts.