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White gold – a huge lithium deposit was found in California – UNIAN
Thanks to this discovery, the US can stop importing lithium through China and be independent in this matter.
A lake in California hides an “impressive” amount of a very valuable element, namely lithium, which is also called “white gold.” This is according to a study funded by the US Department of Energy to analyze how much lithium is under the huge Salton Sea reservoir, UNILAD reports.
It was previously thought that about four million tons of lithium lie beneath the reservoir's bottom, but last year it was discovered that there may actually be 18 million tons there.
The publication noted that this amount would be enough to power more than 382 million batteries for electric vehicles. Thus a new discovery…
