r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • Sep 10 '23

Transportation Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

Elon musk was spotted there immediately.

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u/reddcube Sep 10 '23

It’s mighty close to gigafactory in Reno

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u/appleparkfive Sep 11 '23

That's exactly what I thought when I saw Northern Nevada. This could potentially be a really big deal for them in the long run I'm guessing

Especially since other people are supposedly buying from them, and it's not just for Tesla.

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u/G0DatWork Sep 11 '23

Lol and think that was a coincidence.... this deposit has been known for 30 years. A company started building a mining facility there this year after multiple years of planning....

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u/appleparkfive Sep 11 '23

This might actually be really good for him. This is about 2 hours or so from the Gigafactory

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u/puffz0r Sep 11 '23

"We'll coup who we want," Musk tweeted at the governor of Oregon.

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u/alpacafox Sep 11 '23

He's going to build his new headquarters in there.

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u/hobiwan Sep 11 '23

Just a little push and the world gets a bit better.