Archive: https://archive.today/HX3SH From the post: >>A vast lithium motherlode may be hidden beneath America's oldest mountains that could supply the US with enough of the critical mineral to last for centuries. The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that an estimated 2.5 million tons of lithium could lie buried within the Appalachian Mountains, with major concentrations in the Carolinas and New England. Officials said the projected supply could replace roughly 328 years of US lithium imports at current levels, marking what they described as a major step toward strengthening America's mineral independence. The supply would be worth around $64.4 billion.