The search for new geologic sources of lithium could power a clean future
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LOOKING FOR LITHIUM Flamingos feast on tiny shrimp in the saline lagoons of Chile’s Salar de Atacama. Lithium and copper mining operations compete with the protected birds for the region’s scant water resources.
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