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Lithium Americas: National Security, Taxpayer Equity and the Future of Lithium Mining
Federal equity in Lithium Americas mirrors China’s state-backed approach, using ownership stakes to secure strategic minerals and control supply chains.
Sep 28
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Mith Besler
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Overview of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Silver Peak Lithium Operation Expansion.
Just a few miles from the California-Nevada border in the high desert of Esmeralda County lies a stretch of irregularly shaped ponds that range in color…
Sep 11
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Mith Besler
August 2025
FOIA Documents for American Battery Technology Company’s South Carolina Grant.
Once again, a long-time investor, through a FOIA request, was able to obtain the grant application documents for American Battery Technology Company.
Aug 12
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Mith Besler
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Adding context to a Fox News article on lithium-ion recycling.
While drinking my morning coffee and doing my daily lithium news search I came across an article from Fox News written by Kurt Knutsson, who I guess…
Aug 3
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July 2025
Securing the Charge: Transforming Mining Waste into the Backbone of U.S. Economic Growth
With the push to onshore critical minerals for economic strength and national security, a century of mine waste may hold the key to America’s future.
Jul 27
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Mith Besler
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Securing the Charge: China’s Policy-Driven Approach to Maintaining Its Lithium-Ion Dominance
China has taken strategic steps to deter the expansion of lithium-ion production in other countries through primary and secondary supply chain dominance…
Jul 20
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Mith Besler
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A Breakdown of American Battery Technology Company’s Lithium Hydroxide from Claystone Platform.
When it comes to the extraction of lithium from claystone, there are a few outliers like Angel Island that plan to use hydrochloric acid to create a…
Jul 15
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Mith Besler
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June 2025
How Oil and Lithium Became Allies in the Critical Minerals War with China
What started over 40 years ago in Nevada, is now being continued in Arkansas.
Jun 22
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Mith Besler
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Fact Checking a New Source of Lithium
In Serbia’s Jadar Valley, a mineral with a sci-fi name—jadarite—is sparking hope for Europe’s battery future and heated debates about its environmental…
Jun 15
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Mith Besler
ABTC’s DOE 2025 Annual Merit Review Presentation for their $10 Million Grant
In 2023, American Battery Technology Company applied for and received a $10 million grant (total project is $20 million with $10 million in cost share…
Jun 9
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Mith Besler
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Lithium-ion vs. Sodium-ion
Just a real quick write-up going over the technical differences and some common misconceptions of sodium-ion.
Jun 8
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Mith Besler
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Is Lithium Really That Dirty?
What the memes say vs. what the emissions data shows
Jun 1
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Mith Besler
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