The measure of a lithium mine’s potential is the quantity that can be extracted from the source.
For each lithium resource, the potential volume of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) was calculated with a ratio of one metric ton of lithium producing 5.32 metric tons of LCE.
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Potential volume of lithium carbonate equivalent U.S., by state
The potential volume of lithium carbonate equivalent within the United States amounted to **** million metric tons. By far, the state with the highest potential for LCE was Nevada, with more than ** million metric tonnes. Arkansas comes in second place with more than **** million metric tons of potential volume of lithium carbonate equivalent.
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