The context of what I wrote is important. As I said, Lithium is extracted from briny lakes and salt deserts, which is what both of those US-based mines you pro

The context of what I wrote is important. As I said, Lithium is extracted from briny lakes and salt deserts, which is what both of those US-based mines you provided links to are going after. Nobody's going after ore for their Lithium. Almost nobody, anyway.