‘White gold’ mine discovered in US: Scientists have discovered a priceless treasure in America. They A ‘white gold’ mine containing a treasure worth $540 billion has been discovered at the bottom of a huge lake in Southern California, seeing which his eyes sparkled with joy. Lithium is called ‘white gold’ because it looks like white sand.
According to the report of indy100, the Salton Sea, which is the largest lake in the US state, was being studied by scientists as part of research funded by the Department of Energy. The purpose of this study was to find out how much lithium is there at the bottom of the lake. It is believed that up to 18 million tonnes of lithium can be accumulated at the bottom of the lake.
This happened after scientists had already confirmed that the lake contained more than four million tonnes of lithium, which was discovered through a drilling process. However, the amount of lithium deposited at the bottom of the lake is said to be much greater than previously estimated.
America will benefit from this
America is going to benefit a lot from the discovery of such a large amount of lithium in the lake. This will make it possible to make batteries for 382 million electric vehicles and America will overtake China to become the leading country in the field of chemicals.
‘One of the largest lithium reserves in the world’
Michael McKibben, professor of geochemistry at the University of California, said that ‘this is one of the largest lithium reserves in the world. This can make America completely self-sufficient in lithium and stop its import from China. There itself, California Governor Gavin Newsom had earlier called Salton Lake the Saudi Arabia of lithium. Now this new discovery means that this lake is the largest source of lithium in the world.
“There’s potentially enough lithium out there to supply batteries for 382 million electric vehicles, which is far more than there are on the road in the US today,” LA Times journalist Sammy Roth told KJZZ radio. So, if we can get all that lithium, it would be a big deal. However, extracting lithium from the lake will not be without danger.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 10, 2023, 08:01
