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What’s going on?

What’s going on?

Every week I decide what the subject for my next post will be, then I decide on the title. Well, with this week’s title of “What’s Going On,” I just had to do some research on Marvin Gaye’s hit song (1971) by the same title. (Can’t get much better than Marvin Gaye!). When I read the lyrics, I was blown away!

Standard Lithium’s continuous operation Direct Lithium Extraction demonstration plant at the LANXESS South Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas
Map of the Smackover Formation COURTESY PHOTOS / STANDARD LITHIUM

Lithium mining: a ‘Smackover’ the head for East Texas or the start of a new energy era?

There’s something beneath the feet of East Texans that keeps drawing people to the region. Some say it’s the healthy soil, others say it’s the charming people. Recently, energy companies across the United States have set their eyes on East Texas for a different reason: lithium.

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