• Dulce Maria@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    The volcanic crater is found along the Nevada-Oregon border.

    The Lithium Americas Corporation “expects to begin mining in 2026. It will remove clay with water and then separate out the small lithium-bearing grains from larger minerals by centrifuging. The clay will then be leached in vats of sulfuric acid to extract lithium.”