Lithium is steadily becoming the most important element for the future, as its found in smartphones, laptops, electric cars, ...

Researchers working in America’s mineral-rich Appalachian region say they’ve found a connection between pyrite — the “fake” ...

This reactivity, however, is exactly why lithium makes a great material for batteries, and why it is a critical mineral for ...

Massive deposits are present in the Lower 48, but this American lithium would still have to be extracted via environmentally ...

The results of their study indicate that organic-rich shale might hold promise for increased lithium recovery due to the ...

"Fool's gold" (pyrite) is nice to look at, but not especially useful. That could change if the findings of a small study hold ...

Pyrite, the yellow metal known as fool’s gold, has another trick up its sleeve: it can contain lithium, a crucial element in the world’s quest for greener energy, according to a team of ...

A couple who retired to Ballina after a lifetime working in the UK face the possibility of having to rebuild their home if ...

Scientists say they have found lithium in an unexpected place; fool's gold, or pyrite, deposits. There's a reason airlines won't let you put your laptop in your checked luggage; the lithium-ion ...

As it turns out, organic-rich shale may show potential for higher lithium recovery as a result of a curious interaction between lithium and pyrite.

The study focuses on 15 middle-Devonian sedimentary rock samples from the Appalachian basin in the U.S. The team found plenty of lithium in pyrite minerals in shale, Bhattacharya said ...