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A Giant Hidden Source of Lithium Was Just Discovered in Arkansas
Suspended in the relic of an ancient sea beneath southern Arkansas, there may be enough lithium for nine times the expected ...
Arkansas has enough lithium for the world’s EVs — but getting to it is the problem
Arkansas is sitting atop lithium reserves that could be vast enough to satisfy the entire world’s demand for EV batteries, ...
Lithium source in Arkansas could meet world demand 'nine times over', study says
A study completed by the USGS found that there are lithium reserves located under southwestern Arkansas that's estimated to ...
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Arkansas lithium projects heat up with royalty battle, huge underground resource
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission on Nov. 4 is to hear an application filed by those companies and others to potentially ...
New Study Confirms Huge U.S. Lithium Reserve - 9 Times Global Demand
A study released this week by the USGS finds the Smackover formation in Southern Arkansas may contain 9 times the estimated ...
Enormous Reserve of 'Hidden Treasure' Found Under Arkansas
Lithium is often referred to as the "white gold" of the energy transition—or, as the USGS put it, "hidden treasure"—because of its crucial role in battery technology that will drive the green ...
Vast deposit of 'white gold' in Arkansas could be stunningly valuable
The catch: figuring out how to extract that much lithium without wreaking havoc on the environment and the water table.
Eureka! Arkansas is sitting on millions of tons of lithium, geologists say
Government scientists have discovered millions of tons of lithium reserves in southwestern Arkansas, a jackpot that could ...
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Machine Learning Reveals Large Lithium Potential in Smackover Formation
Using a combination of water testing and machine learning, a U.S. Geological Survey-led study estimated between 5 and 19 ...