Environmental and social externalities of different extraction methods

Externalities in $ per ton of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) produced.


DLE analysis based on the Control Thermal Resources' EIR for its proposed Lithium Hydroxide project in California. Mining analysis based on Lithium Americas' EIR for the Thacker Pass mining project.
Chart: RMI Source: Contorl Thermal Resources, Goldman Sachs, Lithium Americas, and Argonne National Laboratory.
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