This is a US news story, published by MailOnline, that relates primarily to Rhyolite Ridge - home news.
For more US news, you can click here:
more US newsFor more Rhyolite Ridge - home news, you can click here:
more Rhyolite Ridge - home newsFor more energy & natural resources news, you can click here:
more energy & natural resources newsFor more news from MailOnline, you can click here:
more news from MailOnlineOtherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best business news, entertainment news, world news, and much more. If you like energy & natural resources news, you might also like this article about
Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine project. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest Nevada town news, Nevada Current news, energy & natural resources news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
Nevada ghost townMailOnline
•
79% Informative
Rhyolite Ridge - home to just 675 people - is one of the poorest places in the US but a new mine is forecast to power 370,000 electric vehicles per year.
The mine is the only lithium-boron deposit in North America , allowing the US to not only produce batteries but also use boron to make semiconductors.
The Biden Administration approved construction of the 7,000-acre mine to begin next year and production is set to begin in 2028 .
Environmentalists have expressed their concern over the mine's water consumption.
The company said that the lithium carbonate particles are readily reachable, meaning it won't need to mine deep into the earth 's surface to extract the metal.
After extraction, the raw lithium ore will be crushed to less than 20 millimeters and will be stacked into a series of leaching vats which are large containers made of wood or concrete.
Diluted sulfuric acid will be added to the vats to remove the lithium and boron and will then be cooled in a crystallizer before removing impure elements including aluminum and magnesium.
VR Score
78
Informative language
77
Neutral language
17
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
60
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
7
Affiliate links
no affiliate links