Researchers looking for a way to bury carbon dioxide in deep underground sites find an underground brine lake. Pump out the brine, insert the carbon dioxide, and part of the problem is solved. Of course, you have to do something with the brine. The brine is analyzed and found to contain lithium, like $500 billion worth of lithium. Wyoming now has another major mineral strike to offset coal. The stars must be aligned. You need soda ash to extract the lithium. Next door is one of the largest known deposits of soda ash. In addition, the area has highly developed mining and transportation infrastructure and a skilled work force; operating in a business friendly state. Read about it here.
Sometimes it is better to lucky than good. Like the gold placer miners in 1874 complaining about the heavy sand impeding their operation. The heavy sand was cerussite, which has a high silver and lead content. Traced to the source, the lead and silver lodes were amazingly rich. If interested, look up the history of Leadville, CO.
(Just for
certain family members, the best part is this discovery isn’t around Wamsutter.)
Good news long term for our country. Good news for "green industry". Not so good news for countries exporting lithium. What would be even better news would be rare earths in the brine.
Show me doing a happy dance. This is great news for my extended clan who make their livelihood from mining and mining support.
2 comments:
Just PRAY that the feds don't get involved! I mean, it's all gone so well with all the untapped oil resources we have here in the states!
@ Scotty. All activity, to date, is on state land. In addition, it is on "school land", that is, revenue from that land goes to public education. People in Wyoming are dead serious about protecting those assets from any Federal meddling.
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