I research what you have told me and find I was wrong and that they drill for lithium and remove it in a brine. >How is lithium mined? Today, humans pump brine to the surface, evaporate the water, add a slurry of hydrated lime to keep out unwanted metals, and extract the lithium that's left behind.
I research what you have told me and find I was wrong and that they drill for lithium and remove it in a brine. >How is lithium mined? Today, humans pump brine to the surface, evaporate the water, add a slurry of hydrated lime to keep out unwanted metals, and extract the lithium that's left behind.
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/theyre-drilling-for-liquid-gold-in-texas-but-this-time-it-isnt-oil-its-lithium/
but thanks for the kind words.