Lithium mining: a ‘Smackover’ the head for East Texas or the start of a new energy era?

  • Map of the Smackover Formation COURTESY PHOTOS / STANDARD LITHIUM
    Map of the Smackover Formation COURTESY PHOTOS / STANDARD LITHIUM
  • Standard Lithium’s continuous operation Direct Lithium Extraction demonstration plant at the LANXESS South Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas COURTESY PHOTO
    Standard Lithium’s continuous operation Direct Lithium Extraction demonstration plant at the LANXESS South Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas COURTESY PHOTO
    There’s something beneath the feet of East Texans that keeps drawing people to the region. Some say it’s the healthy soil, others say it’s the charming people. Recently, energy companies across the United States have set their eyes on East Texas for a different reason: lithium.East Texas sits in the prime seat of a geological area called the ‘Smackover Formation’. According to ...

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