McDermitt Caldera

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Lithium Isn't a Climate Change Quick Fix
Why the "White Gold Rush" will not save this planet.
Politics
www.thenation.com
EV Cars Could Soon Cost the Same as Gas Guzzlers as Battery Prices Plummet
The price of lithium-ion battery cells, typically the costliest part of an EV, has declined more than 30% since March 2022.
Science & Technology
www.cnet.com
Lithium deposit found in US McDermitt Caldera may be world's largest
A deposit estimated to hold between 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium has been discovered at the McDermitt Caldera crater along the Nevada-Oregon border, which could make it the largest ever …
nypost.com
The key ingredient to millions of EVs is buried under a former volcano — but there's still a lot we don't know
The US holds one of the biggest known lithium reserves in the world. Figuring out how it got there could be the key to finding more of the "white gold" used in EVs and batteries.
Science & Technology
www.theverge.com
A Caldera in Nevada Now Has the Most Lithium in the World. Let the Gold Rush Begin.
But mining the area is controversial.
Science & Technology
www.popularmechanics.com
Colossal Cache of Lithium Found in US May Be World's Largest
An area known as Thacker Pass on the Nevada-Oregon border is home to clay that contain tens of millions of tons of lithium.
Science & Technology
futurism.com
Huge lithium deposits are in Nevada. Here's why.
Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.
Science & Technology
www.livescience.com
Potentially the world's largest lithium deposit has been found in a US volcano
Located in the 28-mile-long and 22-mile-wide McDermitt Caldera, the discovery of the deposit will be a massive boost to the United States' lithium reserves, which have been...
Science & Technology
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The cost of green energy: The nation's biggest lithium mine may be going up on a site sacred to Native Americans
The huge project on public land, approved by the Trump administration in its final days, has sparked an outcry and a lawsuit, but opposition among Native Americans is not unanimous.
www.nbcnews.com
The Quest for Lithium Deposits Hits a Potential Jackpot
The McDermitt Caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border may be the largest lithium deposit on Earth. So, how did it get there?
Science & Technology
www.discovermagazine.com
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.
Science & Technology
www.chemistryworld.com