{"id":117466,"date":"2024-10-23T14:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117466"},"modified":"2024-10-23T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:32:45","slug":"massive-lithium-deposit-found-across-american-southeast-usgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117466","title":{"rendered":"Massive lithium deposit found across American southeast: USGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new geological survey has discovered enough lithium to meet global demand for the next six years.<\/p>\n<p>The study, led by the United States Geological Survey, discovered between 5 million and 19 million tons of lithium reserves in a rock formation in the southern part of the continental US, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/researchers-say-arkansas-may-have-19m-tons-lithium-critical-battery-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The USGS said it discovered millions of tons of lithium reserves in a rock formation. <span class=\"credit\">USGS Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scientists derived samples from the Arkansas portion of the Smackover Formation \u2013 which spans six states from Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast, through parts of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and stretching across Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers used artificial intelligence to develop a map of the area that they say contains enough lithium to end the US\u2019s reliance on imports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research was able to estimate total lithium present in the southwestern portion of Smackover in Arkansas for the first time. We estimate there is enough dissolved lithium present in that region to replace U.S. imports of lithium and more,\u201d said Katherine Knierim, a hydrologist and the study\u2019s principal researcher.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The study\u2019s authors also made clear that the projections are merely estimates and the entire area has not been fully sampled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLithium is a critical mineral for the energy transition, and the potential for increased U.S. production to replace imports has implications for employment, manufacturing and supply-chain resilience,\u201d said USGS Director David Applegate. \u201cThis study illustrates the value of science in addressing economically important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this massive find, the US lithium reserves barely surpassed 1 million tons, according to the USGS. A modest portion compared to Chile\u2019s 9.3 million tons, Australia\u2019s 6.2 million tons, and Argentina\u2019s 3.6 million tons.<\/p>\n<p>If the study\u2019s claims about the amount of lithium prove true the US would shoot up the ranks and be one of the biggest lithium holders in the world, being bested by only Bolivia\u2019s 23 million tons and Argentina\u2019s 22 million tons. China reportedly has 6.8 million tons of lithium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>USGS Hydrologist Katherine Knierim thinks the lithium could \u201creplace U.S. imports of lithium and more.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US imports more than 25% of lithium used to manufacture products.\u00a0 Argentina supplies 51%, Chile 43% and China provides 3% of the total lithium imported to the US, however Australia\u2019s lithium mines are the most productive, according to the USGS report.<\/p>\n<p>China is the world\u2019s biggest producer and exporter of lithium accounting for 64% of the global supply. The communist superpower sold over $65 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/news.griffith.edu.au\/2024\/05\/09\/chinas-new-three-exports-dominate-the-2023-global-green-transition\/\">in lithium in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lithium is used in a variety of tech-products mainly in the form of batteries.<\/p>\n<p>The precious metal is used in batteries for power tools, cell phones, laptops and computers, bluetooth devices, scooters, motorized bikes, and, most significantly, electric cars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scientists with the USGS are shown here in the field working on samples. <span class=\"credit\">USGS Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lithium batteries have a complicated reputation in New York City. Despite being key to a gasoline-free future \u2013 the lithium batteries that are used for e-scooters, pedal-assist and automatic bicycles have a reputation for spontaneous combustion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/03\/us-news\/more-nyc-fires-caused-by-lithium-ion-batteries-in-two-months-than-in-all-of-2019-fdny-chief\/\">Just last week<\/a>, a 69-year-old man died in a fire at his Brighton Beach home after a lithium-ion battery went up in flames. It marks the fourth death from lithium battery fires this year.<\/p>\n<p>The FDNY says that the market for batteries is to blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re messaging that lithium-ion batteries that are unregulated, that you\u2019re buying in places that are unregulated, kill people, and we appreciate the public hearing us, and we will not stop,\u201d said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough deaths have decreased because people are listening, this is number four, and it\u2019s too many, and I will not stop talking about unregulated lithium-ion batteries and the dangers that they cause until we\u2019re at zero,\u201d Tucker added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/23\/us-news\/19-million-on-lithium-deposits-found-in-american-southeast-usgs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new geological survey has discovered enough lithium to meet global demand for the next six years. 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