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Newly-discovered $1.5 billion lithium deposit could revolutionize the tech industry - but bad news, it's inside a supervolcano

Miners hold in their hands platinum or silver or rare earth minerals found in the mine for inspection and consideration.
  • Nevada-Oregon caldera hosts lithium clay estimated at 20-40 million tons
  • Lithium discovery could reach $1.5 trillion at current market prices
  • Quadruple-layered sediment and hydrothermal activity enriched clay with lithium elements

A research team has identified a large concentration of lithium-rich clay within the McDermitt Caldera, a collapsed supervolcano along the Nevada–Oregon border.

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