How Australia became the world's greatest lithium supplier - Upgoat

How Australia became the world's greatest lithium supplier
submitted by paul_neri to technology 2.5 yearsNov 11, 2022 04:16:48 ago (+1/-1) (www.bbc.com)
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221110-how-australia-became-the-worlds-greatest-lithium-supplier

"Lithium is actually a very common mineral," says Mudd. "It's found all over the place but historically we haven't worried about mining it."

Mining it is easy, refining it is extremely toxic to the environment