>>14374995 (lb)
>At present, there are no lithium mines in the US, major world producer is China - no lithium, no cell phone and electric car batteries.
>>14375014 (lb)
>My 30 seconds of research says you're wrong.
>https://thediggings.com/commodities/lithium/usa
>http://www.lithiummine.com/lithium-mining-in-usa
Yep, there is plenty of lithium and RARE Earth minerals in the US
both in the ground and in all the old cell phones and electronics
same goes for Rare Earth elements
The solution is to INNOVATE, become self sufficient, and stop giving away valuable recoverable scrap to fill empty Chinese cargo ships heading back to China.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/gc/c7gc03376a/unauth
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