A look at the American effort to catch up on critical raw material supply by searching closer to home.
Construction on Lithium Americas Corp.'s lithium mine project in the Thacker Pass area of Northern Nevada, April 24, 2023. Credit: Rick Bowmer via AP Photos
The United States, together with its allies, is on a quest to ensure it has a secure supply of the critical minerals needed for new technologies. But there’s a problem: the U.S. doesn’t exactly know how much of these valuable commodities are in its own backyard, or where they are.
This week, The Wire looks at the U.S. government’s efforts to modernize its maps of critical minerals, how AI technologies are transforming the job of the nation’s geologists, and what this could mean for Am
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