Could direct extraction be lithium’s Nirvana?

Amid significant environmental concern about the impact of more widespread lithium mining, various methods of extracting the battery material from brine could offer a cleaner solution – and reignite a historical Cornish industry.

Issue 07-08 – 2024 | Treasure islands

Cleantech Lithium has begun preliminary drilling and feasibility studies for a direct extraction plant in Laguna Verde, Chile.

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