Historically, lithium has been produced using two approaches: hard rock mining of spodumene deposits, as seen at the ...

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Construction of the first large-scale direct lithium extraction plant in the U.S. began last month in California's "Lithium Valley"— igniting potential to transform the Salton Sea area into a ...