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Long considered a worthless nuisance, the produced water from oil and natural gas wells may end up bringing yet another treasure to a region already packed with them. Lithium is a a soft, ...

Korean researchers have extended lithium metal anodes’ lifespan by 750 percent using water, marking a major breakthrough in battery technologies. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and ...

Brine evaporates in pools at the lithium extraction plant facilities of the SQM Lithium company near Peine, Chile, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning ...

On March 8, 10,000 barrels of brackish water — 420,000 gallons — erupted from an Anson lithium well outside Green River. The well operator said that the burst, the result of hitting an aquifer ...

E3 Lithium , opens new tab, which is backed by Exxon's Imperial Oil , opens new tab, began testing three DLE technologies last month in Alberta and aims to install water recycling facilities as it ...

A company is ramping up to extract lithium near the Colorado River in Utah — and use a whole lot of water. Lithium mining is about to go big on the Colorado River. Here’s what to know.