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I saw an article in the New York Times this morning that said that geologists have discovered a way to mine lithium from the Salton Sea in California, which is located in the front yard of the legendary and dearly beloved Slab City. As I understand the situation from the article, the Salton Sea is one of the two places in the U.S. which are the biggest known sources of the lithium we (the U.S., that is,) need to make us independent of the lithium supply from China and a couple of other places in Asia.
Expansion of the other site, in northern Nevada, is being protested and potentially blocked by ranchers and Native Americans for reasons pertaining to their ways of life, but so far no one seems to care about the Salton Sea (Duh!), so it looks like we will see a large and immediate surge of activity there, including a large influx of money and jobs and people with money and equipment and more money. This exploration appears to have the support of the Energy Department and appears to be good to go right now.
So what will it be like if Niland and Bombay Beach and Slab City become prime real estate? Hold on to yer hats, folks.
Here's the link from the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining-race.html
Johnny
Expansion of the other site, in northern Nevada, is being protested and potentially blocked by ranchers and Native Americans for reasons pertaining to their ways of life, but so far no one seems to care about the Salton Sea (Duh!), so it looks like we will see a large and immediate surge of activity there, including a large influx of money and jobs and people with money and equipment and more money. This exploration appears to have the support of the Energy Department and appears to be good to go right now.
So what will it be like if Niland and Bombay Beach and Slab City become prime real estate? Hold on to yer hats, folks.
Here's the link from the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining-race.html
Johnny