New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...

Nearly half of the world’s known lithium reserves are concentrated in the 160,000-miles square Lithium Triangle — an Andean ...

The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

New research led by UMass Amherst hydrologists sounds the alarm over mining practices that use unsustainable amounts fresh water.

Washington state needs lithium to meet the demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy. But mines add to a legacy of ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom Rows of dead batteries stretch across some 30 acres of ...

The prime minister believes he can revive hopes of turning Australia into a minerals processing powerhouse. Is this anything other than wishful thinking?

But since lithium is considered a metal, the deposit owners are regulated under the state's tough mining laws. But after ...

The Iberian Peninsula accounts for the largest share of winning projects, with four selected projects in Portugal and six in ...