I’m still trying to digest/discern the lithium angle. If there’s lithium in quantity there it’s in pegmatites, and at this point I’m not seeing how the payoff works in any way when there are 5+ world class deposits in the high desert unpopulated west in the process of being developed and area widespread exploration in progress.
It’d be far more buy-able if the payoff was or included precious metals, or rare earths. There’s a lot of sensationalism in progress during this, we’ve all seen plenty of sensational stuff turn out rock solid true, but there’s been a constant trickle of stuff that proves out as bullshit and each one of those instances sets the progress back on the credibility scale = to multiple truths, or it totally takes away coverage of real rock solid reporting of evil…
Just for all us Qspiracy theorists. So many stories out there about Chimney Rock and Lithium deposits, many suggesting eminent domain activity ongoing. While it is rumored that North Carolinians are being “bullied” out of their land for the purpose of getting at the lithium, be aware that NC is not the only place in the US with large lithium deposits. Nevada has the only currently operating lithium mines in US. They are in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada in operation since 1967. Nevada is also home to the world’s largest lithium deposit, which was recently discovered in the McDermitt Caldera along the Nevada-Oregon border. The deposit is estimated to contain 20–40 million metric tonnes of lithium. Deposits also in volcanic ash rich Pennsylvania. NC has deposits in Bessemer City and Kings Mountain. Finally, one of the few lithium deposits in the U.S. currently found in hard rock (which means it is higher-quality and faster to process than lithium mined from brine) is on Plumbago Mountain (Plumbago North) in Maine.
I am questioning any articles reference nc lithium deposits and skulduggery because NC is not the only source of US lithium.
Lotta “digesting” going on. Early on the mouthshooting was about “lithium.” But it seems the actual mine that is flooded is a source of high grade Quartz, Maybe there’s more than one mine involved? It’ll be awhile before sense kicks in.