Lithium
The top two lithium producing countries
Australia and Chile
The name of the campground that is scared land of the San Carlos Apache and threatened by the proposed Resolution copper mine
Oak Flat
This group, whose creation was led by Tiffany and Earthworks, aims to set industry standards for mining best practices
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
This country has the largest supply of cobalt
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
This Texan, whose family has a deep history in the oil business, eventually settled on a career in lithium mining
James Calaway
The current leading country in lithium recycling
China
This company, one of the largest mining companies in the world, is named after the spanish term for "red river"
Rio Tinto
This native tribe's scared land is threatened by the Resolution mine
San Carlos Apache
Adding cobalt to a battery can help prevent
Max Wilbert
This artificial body of water is tied to the intensive nature of lithium extraction
Evaporation Pond
This copper mine is largest mine in North America
Morenci
This deceptively named job refers to those who unearth metal outside of any company's oversight
Artisanal miners
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed a memorandum of understanding with these two countries to help develop there cobalt and copper industries
DRC and Zambia
This Houston man was projected back into his doorframe from his porch by a large scale lithium-ion battery explosion
Tashi Garcia
An emerging technology that could reduce the environmental impact of lithium mining
Direct lithium extraction
Silver
Mining of this element devastated communities in the southwestern US, especially near the Navajo Nation
Uranium
This Chinese company bought the Tenke copper and cobalt mine in the DRC for $2.65 billon
China Molybdenum
This Arizonian who owned Superior Lumber & Hardware and 'hitched' his future to the Resolution Mine
Darrin Lewis
Lithium ion batteries can explode due to this
Thermal runway
The percentage of copper that has been used in human history that has been mined since World War II
75%
The name of the ancient gorge that was destroyed in Western Australia due to mining
Juukan Gorge
Repeated exposure to cobalt can do what to the human body
Skin irritation and lung scarring
This trade group for US miners co-opted the Biden's campaign slogan declaring that "Building back better involves miners"
The National Mining Association