Mining Companies Say They Have a Better Way to Get Underground Lithium, but Skepticism Remains

Trucks pump and haul spilled water away from a test mining drill site on March 8 in Green River, Utah. Residents are worried over how the Direct Lithium Extraction mine—and any spills caused by it—could impact local water supplies. Credit: Kelly Dunham

GREEN RIVER, Utah—When Kelly Dunham heard that water was gushing out from a test well earlier this month for a proposed lithium mine in the middle of this rural city of 900 residents, she went to see it for herself.  Water was surging from the drilling rig and flooding the test site as berms trapped … Continue reading Mining Companies Say They Have a Better Way to Get Underground Lithium, but Skepticism Remains

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