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mopinko

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4. this is a stupid statement- getting to the lithium will not be easy

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2024, 11:55 AM

Jun 2024

oh puhleeze. the alternative is digging huge holes halfway around the world, and grinding boulders to dust.
gimme a break. this cd b done w simple filters.

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Great find. I used to live in southern AZ and would pass by the Salton Sea when traveling by car to LA. brush Jun 2024 #2

It was filled by accident when an irrigation canal from the Colorado river was overwhelmed during a flood Blues Heron Jun 2024 #3

Thanks for that info. At one time weren't there a lot of inhabitants... brush Jun 2024 #6

Slab City cbabe Jun 2024 #7

Guess I'm too spoiled and decadent to live without power and running water. brush Jun 2024 #9

this is a stupid statement- getting to the lithium will not be easy mopinko Jun 2024 #4

Filters would be expensive. Just dry it in large ponds in the sun. Lots of sun there Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2024 #12

even so. it's nothing like mining ore. mopinko Jun 2024 #14

u can prolly precipitate it out w a simple ph shift. mopinko Jun 2024 #15

Sure. It's simple. You just need water. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #16

this area can certainly use the economic boost.... bahboo Jun 2024 #8

"dissolved FROM the brine" ? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2024 #10

Could be moot if sodium battery technology catches up. hunter Jun 2024 #11

Thought Scientists were worthless, as per The Republicans ? Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #13