#directlithiumextraction — Public Fediverse posts

POSCO Holdings launches the first Korean direct lithium extraction pilot project in the US, partnering with Anson Resources to accelerate North American lithium supply chain expansion and secure future battery material competitiveness.
#YonhapInfomax #POSCOHoldings #DirectLithiumExtraction #AnsonResources #LithiumSupplyChain #BatteryMaterials #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=69903

I just came across a piece about #LithiumMining in #Arkansas using a method touted to be "greener". Like I'm always saying, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true. Also, #ExxonLied then -- who's to say they aren't now?!

Some questions about the plan to mine lithium in south Arkansas

By Sam Watson
November 14, 2023

"What are the environmental impacts here? This question is difficult to answer at this point. Normal lithium extraction is quite #environmentally damaging; it often involves treating brine containing lithium with sulfuric acid and letting the liquid evaporate in open pools, leaving lithium behind. #Exxon stated that they’d use something called 'direct lithium extraction.' There are several versions of this process, but we don’t yet know what Exxon will use. All of them have different environmental impacts, some more severe than others. The key here will be regulation and monitoring, but we have serious concerns here. The Division of Environmental Quality may not have capacity for this kind of continuous monitoring and the state’s friendliness to #OilAndGas makes us worried that upfront regulations to protect the #environment and people of south Arkansas will be lacking at best."

https://arktimes.com/news/2023/11/14/some-questions-about-the-plan-to-mine-lithium-in-south-arkansas

#OilAndGasCorporations #LaxRegulations #EnvironmentalImpact #BigOilAndGas #DirectLithiumExtraction #Mining #SouthernArkansas