The catch: figuring out how to extract that much lithium without wreaking havoc on the environment and the water table.

A bill in the Arkansas legislature to forbid cryptocurrency mines within 30 miles of a military facility is dead in the water ...

Arkansas lawmakers rejected a crypto mining ban near military sites, while North Dakota pushes legislation to protect Bitcoin miners.

The 'white gold' rush: Why lithium demand is ... Lithium is produced either from hard rock mines, clay mines or from ancient brines. How does Arkansas have so much lithium? Arkansas is part ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill in the Arkansas legislature to forbid cryptocurrency mines within 30 miles of a military facility is dead in the water. Senate Bill 60 did not receive the votes needed ...

But the location in Arkansas has already caught the eye of companies like Exxon that hope to develop practical ways to mine the valuable metal ... and for large energy storage systems. The 'white gold ...