Stellantis, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and others have invested millions of dollars or signed supply agreements with so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups.

Thacker Pass, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is considered to be the largest known lithium resource in the US.

Elon Musk will make an appearance in the tiny town of Gruenheide this Saturday to host a county fair.

Bacanora sees enough in the proposal submitted to Congress last week to carry on with development given early construction work had already started.

A number of acquisitions of lithium miners have been announced in recent months.

Lilac is part of a growing number of technology developers seeking to extract lithium from saltwater brines faster, cheaper and with less water than evaporation ponds.

Partnership will evaluate ways to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel.