Direct lithium extraction in the U.S. in key states such as Arkansas could help break U.S. reliance on China, which dominates the supply chain on many critical minerals, Standard Lithium CEO David Park said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily .
The Trump administration, he said, is focused on critical minerals, and his company is zeroing in on lithium extraction in Arkansas — the home of the Smackover Formation, home to North America’s highest grade lithium brine resource.
Park believes the U.S. can see 250,000 tons of production from the Smackover Formation alone in the next one to two decades.
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