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Racing to Mine Lithium
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Racing to Mine Lithium

One way of harvesting the valuable metal involves the use of evaporation ponds that concentrate the substance into lithium-rich brines.

Published Jan 2, 2023

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Lithium Harvesting at Salar de Uyuni
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Lithium Harvesting at Salar de Uyuni

The Bolivian salt flat holds vast quantities of the element, but bringing it to market poses challenges.

Published Apr 27, 2019

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Panorama of Central Andes Mountains, Salar de Arizaro, Argentina
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Panorama of Central Andes Mountains, Salar de Arizaro, Argentina

A panoramic view of South America from the Atacama Desert in the Andes to the Atlantic Coast is captured in this astronaut photo from April 26, 2010.

Published May 17, 2010

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Evaporation Ponds, Salar de Atacama, Chile
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Evaporation Ponds, Salar de Atacama, Chile

This astronaut photo from December 15, 2009, shows evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert, where brines are evaporated to concentrate lithium salts.

Published Jan 4, 2010

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Argentina and Paraguay
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Argentina and Paraguay

Published Jul 7, 2001

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Gold Mining in Russia’s Central Aldan Ore District
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Gold Mining in Russia’s Central Aldan Ore District

In places where concentrations of the precious metal have been discovered, mining operations are large enough to be seen from space.

Published Jan 30, 2021

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Heat Wave in Argentina
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Heat Wave in Argentina

A deadly heatwave left its signature on the land as temperatures soared as high as 45° C (113° F) in December.

Published Jan 7, 2014

Land Temperature Extremes

Snow Melts in the Andes
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Snow Melts in the Andes

As springtime arrives in the Andes, winter snow melts to provide an important water source for local communities.

Published Oct 20, 2020

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Fires in the Great Plains
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Fires in the Great Plains

In March, several fires raged through Oklahoma and Kansas.

Published Mar 7, 2017

Land Fires

Saving Straddie’s Sand
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Saving Straddie’s Sand

After seven decades, sand mining operations have stopped in Australia’s North Stradbroke Island.

Published May 7, 2020

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A Fresh Plume from Copahue
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A Fresh Plume from Copahue

Activity continued at Volcán Copahue—a stratovolcano in the Andes that straddles the border of Chile and Argentina.

Published Jan 20, 2016

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Brazil’s Carajás Mines
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Brazil’s Carajás Mines

The red-brown earth exposed by open pit mines contrast with the greens of the surrounding Amazon forest.

Published Feb 23, 2019

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Bou Craa, Western Sahara
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Bou Craa, Western Sahara

Phosphate deposits are one of Western Sahara’s few natural resources. At the Bou Craa phosphate mine, 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) from the coastal city of El Aaiún, abundant, pure phosphate deposits lie near the surface.

Published Oct 5, 2008

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Mining Permits across West Virginia
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Mining Permits across West Virginia

Mountaintop removal mining dramatically changes the topography across thousands of acres. Mountaintop removal mining alters this topography by reducing the elevation of the ridge lines, flattening out the steep slopes, and also by filling in hollows and stream beds with the excess rock and dirt that once topped the mountains.

Published Dec 28, 2007

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