Lithium miner chose Chester County as the location for a processing plant it hopes will cement its status as a cornerstone of the rapidly growing US electric vehicle industry.
Lockheed’s sudden departure leaves no Western mining contractor with pockets deep enough to finance the billions of dollars needed to launch a seabed mining operation.
Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses.