The catch: figuring out how to extract that much lithium without wreaking havoc on the environment and the water table.

Move over, gold. The U.S. lithium rush may be set to boom. The United States Geological Survey said Monday that there may be an enormous lithium reserve buried in south Arkansas' Smackover Formation,

Researchers discovered significant lithium reserves in Arkansas, potentially exceeding global battery demand and reshaping the EV market.

A staggering $150 billion worth of lithium, dubbed “white gold,” has been discovered beneath Arkansas in the Smackover Formation, positioning the southern state to potentially meet the world’s growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries by 2030.