The 'white gold rush': Inside a lithium mine, where stores of recyclable energy lie | Nightline

The 'white gold rush': Inside a lithium mine, where stores of recyclable energy lie | Nightline

Lithium powers many of our devices as well as electric vehicles. Western states are believed to hold an immense amount of the metal and some say it could help the U.S. reach its climate goals.

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50 Comments

  1. Brian Eastlick on November 14, 2021 at 6:42 am

    Look into lithium mining in these other countries. What a joke. Shame on this media outlet

  2. Joseph McGee on November 14, 2021 at 6:43 am

    Gee this reporter isn’t biased or anything. We need to onshore production to make sure it’s done right??? Did the mining company pay her to say that or what?? 😆

  3. MoppyPuppy on November 14, 2021 at 6:43 am

    Well looks like American will invade Mexico and South America soon.

  4. Bjwilkes3 on November 14, 2021 at 6:44 am

    All this for batteries, yet what’s charging them? Mostly coal and oil.

  5. Jordan 3rd Coast on November 14, 2021 at 6:44 am

    It’s too bad Biden is clueless…

  6. Patrick Sloan on November 14, 2021 at 6:44 am

    This is very much a one sided report, practically free advertising for the mega mine corp. No mention of the water source or environmental issues outside of the a native flower.

  7. Xeno Campanoli on November 14, 2021 at 6:45 am

    Liar. Fresh Water and Ground Water are our biggest scarce resource concerns right now.

  8. Toro G on November 14, 2021 at 6:46 am

    Lies

  9. Glenn T on November 14, 2021 at 6:47 am

    Don’t Step Here!!!!! Unleashed dog doing whatever…

  10. Zachary beaudoin on November 14, 2021 at 6:48 am

    Not using “water” that can be used for agriculture…… this country has gone bat shut crazy

  11. Michael Ramos on November 14, 2021 at 6:49 am

    Holy Spirit GOD Watsonville , California . The Sincerely prophecy and Prophesy and Prophet ISRAEL Michael Ramos ORAMOS PRINCE.

  12. chris kel on November 14, 2021 at 6:50 am

    Smells like it will all end bad to me.And Biden carnt be trusted ,climate change lol . like he’s arsed .Look how he handled Afghanistan !

  13. Patrick Sterling on November 14, 2021 at 6:51 am

    Why did you ruin an interesting story by putting Joe Biden on?

  14. rsuninv on November 14, 2021 at 6:53 am

    The dude with the cowboy hat and truck is an absolute joke. Advocacy?? Give me a break.

  15. STR on November 14, 2021 at 6:54 am

    "To save the planet" this is a lie. They don t care. Is another story in the back for sure.

  16. Brian Eastlick on November 14, 2021 at 6:54 am

    Earth day??? Wtf

  17. GStacks84 on November 14, 2021 at 6:56 am

    I need to buy stocks in lithium

  18. SmokeStack on November 14, 2021 at 6:57 am

    I do worry that people that criticize fossil fuel only do so because they’re invested in something else that could have potentially worse consequences if expanded. Too often we rely on studies conducted by industries themselves for information on the environmental effects of said industries. Just google search EV cars, wind power, solar, ect. Most of the results that pop up are ads from those industries that drown out any studies conducted from independent sources. No study into any subject can be trusted if it is funded by the industries it is researching. That’s like having a murderer investigate his/her own crime, but too often this is the only source of data.

  19. Ben Felts on November 14, 2021 at 6:57 am

    Sorry buckwheat u gotta Gooooo 😂

  20. Alexander quintero on November 14, 2021 at 6:59 am

    Thank you Patrick Donnelly good gob …

  21. Rick Y on November 14, 2021 at 7:00 am

    Why did ABC fail to inquire about the loss of precious water in a time when Western states are facing a historical “mega drought” that may last for decades? If they would have done some research, they could have shown a mine that uses direct lithium extraction where the water is reclaimed and reinfected into the ground. For those interested here is a brief overview: https://youtu.be/u8-YDMzg2bY

  22. stephen1 shreve on November 14, 2021 at 7:00 am

    I thought white gold was coke😂

  23. Devin Van Wyk on November 14, 2021 at 7:00 am

    So they are fracking for this just like oil?

  24. Amin Faraj on November 14, 2021 at 7:02 am

    Well it belongs to the original Americans not to the occupying force 🙄

  25. G K on November 14, 2021 at 7:03 am

    I stopped listening once they showed Biden speak nonsense and nothing specific or even explaining anything and only political gibberish. One they started talking climate crap I realized this video can’t be trusted and is likely propaganda.

  26. Fr Benneth on November 14, 2021 at 7:04 am

    This is the hypocrisy of the so called Renewable Energy sources powered by batteries. Politicians tell people to make changes in their lives to save the planet, while mining companies like this are making billions of dollars from lithium ponds which are destroying the environment. Read about cobalt mines in the democratic republic of Congo, where child labour is used to extract cobalt which also powers your laptops and mobile phones. The level of destruction to the environment in those cobalt mines are unbelievable. Yet Politicians turn a blind eye to all that while promoting the so called “renewable energy” which is mostly powered by batteries made from lithium and cobalt.

  27. bowlinglefty on November 14, 2021 at 7:05 am

    I thought there was a drought out in Nevada. Looks like there’s plenty of water.

  28. Robert Miller on November 14, 2021 at 7:05 am

    I know whats more environmental. OIL AND GAS. And plants breath carbon.

  29. Anthony on November 14, 2021 at 7:06 am

    Now "Nomadland" is such a touchstone that a landscape that has existed for hundreds of millions of years looks like "Nomadland"? What a weird culture we live in … And the reporter walks like a model … And of course there are the overabundance of drone shots … Lord help us, and save us from what lithium hath brought!

  30. Ice banna on November 14, 2021 at 7:07 am

    Can’t we just relocate the flower somewhere else with all the money that a lithium mine would generate

  31. Sean Owens on November 14, 2021 at 7:08 am

    So let me get this right -we are holding up a process that could help revolutionize our economy and provide a whole new "green" industry within our country so that we can protect a bunch of glorified weeds that sit in a desert where no one lives.. This is why people vote for politicians like Trump.

  32. Philip Lapierre on November 14, 2021 at 7:08 am

    You people are a bunch of liars. Most of the lithium that we use comes from the Congo. Only a small percentage comes from first world countries. It’s too expensive to mine for cobalt in a first world country because of workers unions, insurance, and the cost of clean up. Those mines are highly toxic, and bad for the environment. I’m not surprised that the media is trying to shine a positive light on these mines seeing as the C.E.O’s that own these media corporations have a huge investment into these mining companies and Politicians that support those investments.
    Just remember. That huge battery that’s in your Tesla, or Chevy Volt, was brought to by a group of Africans risking their lives with no safety gear for only three dollars a day. I bet most of you liberals won’t look up lithium mines in Africa. This whole green energy via environmentally friendly electric cars is a political, and corporate sham.

  33. Nick Hahn on November 14, 2021 at 7:09 am

    Better and cleaner than coal. Not to mention lithium is 92% recyclable. Yet another weak argument by right being decimated by reality.

  34. Karthikeyan Anbukkarasan on November 14, 2021 at 7:13 am

    Even we all shift to electric vehicle, after watching this video no one cannot stop environment pollution.

  35. WALTERBROADDUS on November 14, 2021 at 7:14 am

    Tell you what. you can have the weeds in my yard for your buckwheat. Trade?

  36. Nellie McConnell on November 14, 2021 at 7:16 am

    When Biden moved our Military our of Afghanistan, did he leave the Military equipment behind so Taliban regime could sell to China. The pictures of Chinese airplanes was pulled by media right away. Oil and lithium mines in Afghanistan are important to China.

  37. Eloign Renitent on November 14, 2021 at 7:18 am

    The flower is stopping us becoming energy independent? Dude…

  38. Eric's Commentaries on November 14, 2021 at 7:19 am

    "We can regulate that"…. the government isnt a pressure valve. it is a series of beauracracies. Usually "Regulate", from a government standpoint, just means, "how much can we charge these businesses for an ‘Exception”?". the best regulation is competition between businesses as consumers purchase from the business who does their job in a more clean fashion.

  39. Christian Williams on November 14, 2021 at 7:20 am

    biden make my stomach hurt

  40. imperial.shredded.pilot on November 14, 2021 at 7:22 am

    C.SPMT

  41. Anonymous Truth on November 14, 2021 at 7:23 am

    Let’s not pretend this is a good thing. Take a good hard look at the places that have been doing this for years. I did

  42. Alexander quintero on November 14, 2021 at 7:23 am

    Thank you Patrick Donnelly ….. good gob

  43. New Mind on November 14, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Wait for méxico.

  44. J P R on November 14, 2021 at 7:27 am

    Nurses are better

  45. ygg drasil on November 14, 2021 at 7:29 am

    A tiny wild flower and a couple of nesting plovers and the US Lithium and Space industry grinds to a halt. Then studies are undertaken, forms are filled out, multiple levels of government permissions are sought, but still one person is not happy and permits stay frozen for the next 15 years. It’s possible to do ESG mining without destroying the environment, but in terms of legislation efficiency US resembles the Soviet Union in the 1970s in many ways and no wonder most US mining companies go to South America or China or elsewhere in the world to work.

  46. Chris Fenner on November 14, 2021 at 7:30 am

    If you believe anything this corrupt administration says you are a fool. These people will destroy everything they touch and charge the American people for their incompetence.

  47. nilts1975 on November 14, 2021 at 7:32 am

    James Calaway has no care for the environment. Leave lithium for the Aussies. They get it without wasting precious water and without impacting flora or fauna.

  48. Jack Snow on November 14, 2021 at 7:36 am

    there is no "climate crisis" that is all political fascist bullshit! yes the climate is changing. it is getting colder which is bad. NOT hotter which would be better.

    stop believing these "government" traitors.

  49. Ivoy Luo on November 14, 2021 at 7:36 am

    Her voice is a cartoon voice

  50. Titanium Mechanism on November 14, 2021 at 7:39 am

    7:10 The two things that made the report for me: 1. Her asking the right questions and 2. him, as the party who is concerned with protecting the wildlife, admitting that this may actually be the better option for the planet and that endangering that species may be a price worth paying. Also that ioneer chairman dude couldn’t possibly look less untrustworthy to environmentalists.

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