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CleanTechnica · United States · EnergyX commissioned the first US direct lithium extraction plant in Texas; Rio Tinto and Eramet are running commercial DLE in Argentina
Frames Project Lonestar in the context of US battery-supply-chain independence: notes EnergyX secured $50 million from oil and gas majors including Koch Industries; highlights that the Smackover Formation stretches from Arkansas to Texas and could hold sufficient lithium for 50+ million EV batteries per year at commercial-scale DLE.
“The Smackover Formation, now being tapped by DLE, could supply lithium for 50 million EV batteries a year at commercial scale.”