A map of the U.S. showing the geological area called the Smackover Formation. The highlighted portion in red, in southern Arkansas, was found by the ... and for large energy storage systems. The ...

A map of the U.S. showing the geological area called the Smackover Formation. The highlighted portion in red, in southern Arkansas ... The 'white gold' rush: Why lithium demand is skyrocketing ...

Arkansas may be home to a vast resource that could reshape the world's energy needs: a valuable battery component called lithium that's been nicknamed "white gold" and "the new gasoline." ...