Posted on 07/21/2023 9:33:39 AM PDT by DFG
A small, quiet Arkansas town home to just 11,100 people is set to become the epicenter of the US 'white gold' boom.
Magnolia, a blue-collar town in the state's southern region, was once a locus for oil but is on track to become a major producer of lithium, dubbed 'white gold' because of its soft, silvery-white look and the fact it powers most modern tech - from cellphones to laptops and electric cars.
Exxon Mobil is planning to build one of the world’s largest lithium processing facilities near the town, with a capacity to produce 75,000 to 100,000 metric tons of lithium a year, sources say, which would be 15 percent of the world's lithium production.
A small, quiet Arkansas town home to just 11,100 people is set to become the epicenter of the US 'white gold' boom.
Magnolia, a blue-collar town in the state's southern region, was once a locus for oil but is on track to become a major producer of lithium, dubbed 'white gold' because of its soft, silvery-white look and the fact it powers most modern tech - from cellphones to laptops and electric cars.
Exxon Mobil is planning to build one of the world’s largest lithium processing facilities near the town, with a capacity to produce 75,000 to 100,000 metric tons of lithium a year, sources say, which would be 15 percent of the world's lithium production.
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Nah. This mining operation will get the “Windmill Worship” from the green lefties. The sad irony is that most the bad faith actors in these operations are not from ExxonMobil, et.al., they are embedded within government and federal agencies.
So close to Louisiana. Nothing but cotton and swamps.
Joe Briben will find a way to pass the lithium off to China so the CCP can profit instead of the evil oil companies.
from Seinfeld, Poppy, “...the bird, she’s a succulent. So succulent.....lol.
As if the democrats would allow mining anyway. LIthium mining is terribly toxic to the environment. IF ONLY there was a cheap abundant product in liquid form that didn’t require massive amounts of property, processing, or slave mined rare earth.
But that being said... Enjoy the “chert” piles of toxic waste...
Why did this make me think of “The Brothers O’Toole”?
Magnolia racial composition[10] Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 5,586 50.04%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4,568 40.92%
Native American 30 0.27%
Asian 148 1.33%
Other/Mixed 351 3.14%
Hispanic or Latino 479 4.29%
? So everyone is going to have a tooth increase of 100% ?
All the way up to 2 ?!
Then they can start calling it a teethbrush instead of a toothbrush ?
And the Dental Community applauds their dumb luck, now they can add the extraction process to their Billing/Accounting System yet still be able to retain their Patients for regular cleanings !
< Emiley Latilla voice > Oh Dear !!! I was confusing Lithium with Fluoride, Nevermind. < /Emillei Latilla voice >
(Just kidding around, there’s some good people in Arkansas but they still have their share of useless jerks.)
“Hispanic or Latino 479 4.29%”
I wonder if that number’s increased, with all the illegal alien invaders being “imported” into America’s small towns and cities?
LOL!
Good imitation, ma!
Lithium batteries are a good power source.
Ryobi (Taiwan) has made this perfectly clear.
And it is good low voltage back up DC power much more practical.
I hated cordless tools until NIMH batteries came along and then Lithium batteries blew that away. They are expensive and must be charged properly, but performance is incredible. Life of battery is long.
Magnolia is home to the World’s Largest Charcoal Grill and the World Championship Steak Cookoff, part of the Magnolia Blossom Festival.....mmmm
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