At more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in dense salt flat waters, but locals ...

More than 180 people are being laid off at U.S. Magnesium, the only company commercially producing lithium in Utah.

Concerns over lithium-ion batteries rise due to EV fires, leading to interest in safer, cheaper sodium-ion alternatives.

Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with China's CBC, a subsidiary of the world's largest lithium battery ...

The agreement “represents a milestone for Chile, being of great value for the National Lithium Strategy,” van Kleveren explained Authorities from Argentina and Chile Friday signed a Memorandum ...

By Alek Buttermann Bolivia has announced a $1bn agreement with China’s CBC, a subsidiary of battery giant CATL, to establish ...

Chile's Rare Salt Flat Fish Faces Threat From Lithium Mining Project ASCOTAN SALT FLAT, Chile (Reuters) - At more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in ...

Extracting lithium from hard rocks is laborious and expensive, however, and most of that produced (roughly 83%) at present comes from brine lakes and salt pans: salty water is first pumped out of ...

But Ascotan is also one of the salt flats where the government plans to launch a private lithium mining project, something locals and experts say must come with guarantees to safeguard the ecosystem.