Summary: Lithium brines are the low hanging fruit but will eventually run out Alternate sources like lithium clays are currently extracted using hot acids whi

Summary: Lithium brines are the low hanging fruit but will eventually run out Alternate sources like lithium clays are currently extracted using hot acids which also extracts undesirable minerals. New method considered from first principles of physics using a cation (NaCl) and ball milling with the lithium clay for several hours results in an extract with a better mineral profile New method expected to lower costs by 30% (I should have put this in the submission but forgot)