Lithium, coined 'the new oil,' is shifting global markets

        May 14, 2023 CBC | Global | storage: mining

Lithium is the lightest metal, but too reactive on its own and separated after hard-rock mining or evaporated brine deposits, although extraction impacts the environment and depletes water supplies. The top producers are Australia (mining) and Chile (brine) at over 10,000 tons annually (>30 million tons available in the "lithium triangle").