Why Tesla and GM Are Betting on U.S. Mines Now | WSJ

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[@darthvadeth6290]

Can you explain why America's goal is not to build your own supply chain, but rather to "break" others'? Why is it that only America is allowed to succeed in the world, but when others succeed, they need to be "broken"? 😂

[@darthvadeth6290]

Can you explain why is America's goal not to build your own supply chain, but rather to "break" China's? 🤔 Why is it that only America is allowed to succeed in the world, but when others succeed, their successes need to be broken? 😂

[@JonathanJollimore-w9v]

Moon mining is the future

[@BlakeElliott35]

6:46 6:46

[@francismarion6400]

Have to clear a lot of land to add solar panels.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Wait a second. The Salton Sea in California is not on the USA's largest lithium deposit, but largest in the world.

[@drscopeify]

This is not Slaton Sea this is the large volcano caldera near McDermott in the very north of Nevada, this is a different project. There is also the one in California where NASA is fighting against mining as they use it for Satellite calibration but they seem to have worked out a deal there I think.

[@rchot84]

I think Salton Sea is bigger

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Lithium is a fairly abundant element. But it is one of the most reactive metal elements on the periodic table. You'll never find a seam of Lithium like you might find a seam of Gold in nature. Lithium is always found in an oxidised state, usually as a salt, bound with another element. The Mining of Lithium is totally predicated on what it has bound to, and what process you can use to refine it. I'm West Australian. By some measures we have the worlds largest Lithium mine here, but that mine is extracting Lithium from a very tough, unweathered rock, and we do a lot of that around here. Like Chile and the Salton Sea, we also have Lithium in dried salt lakes, but that takes large amounts of water to process, and we're so short of water we drink desalinated sea water. - So we don't process that Lithium, it's not economical here. There is also a trillion tons of Lithium in Sea Water, but it is presently uneconomic to try and extract that. Lithium's not that hard to find, it's the processing and extraction that costs money and materials. Lithium exists around the world about as commonly as Chlorine. The Rare Earth Metals you hear about that are short on supply are heavy metals like Neodymium and Dysprosium that are metals nearly as heavy as Lead that can be magnetised and used in electric motors. Cobalt is a lighter metal that is also rare, and it's useful as an anode in batteries. Fun Fact - Lithium burns a brilliant Scarlet Colour, and has been used to make Red Fireworks for a thousand years.

[@psylantwolf]

Deposit size isn't the only important factor. It needs to have grades high enough to be economically extracted. I personally expect Bonnie Claire to claim the title of largest economic deposit, if it ever gets drilled out.

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@psylantwolf It's both the concentrations, as well as the mineral state that the lithium's in. If the concentration's high enough, even a hard to process mineral type can be profitable.

[@gund89123]

infrastructure bill, CHIPs act, and investing in development of US supply chain for lithium were best investments.

[@davidanalyst671]

they aren't investments. This is wasting government taxpayer money.

[@ExceptionalLibra]

​@davidanalyst671 why is that?

[@millevenon5853]

​@@ExceptionalLibrahe has no answer. Just contrarianism

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

​@@ExceptionalLibraIntel 😂😆😅🤣

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

​@@millevenon5853Obama's investments in Green Energy. 😂😆😅🤣

[@Mohan-Kirlosker]

I personally believe that's a good initiative by the US govt.

[@atmark666]

😂

[@Cody_Handsome]

I agree. Energy independence is a strategic move both for the economy and for our military.

[@Austin-cx2xe]

Would you prefer a Chinese firm to be operating it? Because they’re definitely capable of it. They’ve sneakily bought land under thousands of false firms and companies

[@kma3647]

I, too, enjoy when the little people pay for my luxury EV. We need much more of this so I can drive around smugly signaling my virtue on climate.

[@albertoserrano67]

Bringing jobs back state side and becoming independent of other nations especially with the ev race between China, its a good initiative just a little late feels rushed with the ev boom

[@cobytang]

Rare Earth metals are NOT RARE!!!!!! The US was the world's biggest producer of rare earth minerals at one time. China took its place because the US public and government would rather have the highly polluting and toxic rare earth mining and processing happen in China than on US home soil. It is good that they are coming back, but don't let these companies pollute US waters and land, force them to clean up after themselves.

[@vanfja]

Well the current federal and state mining regulations do a pretty good job of that in the US now. We have come a long way even in the last 10 years. REE’s have the unique problem of being attached to radioactive thorium in the monazite type ore minerals. Processing this is one of the bigger issues and, no this thorium will not be used in the far flung thorium reactor that everyone mentions when I bring this up. Mountain Pass is already mining in Cali, but sending their ore to China for processing. So we need to figure out the refining process locally and where to store the Th mine waste.

[@waltertodd4479]

Im so glad to see discussions about the minerals supply chain. Its absolutely critical to the American standard of living yet mining is so opposed in the USA.

[@LockheedMartinEnjoyer]

It's a dilemma we have shipped overseas and now those countries aren't so nice, so we're back at square one.

[@Redmenace96]

@@LockheedMartinEnjoyer Yah! I think it is an over-reaction. It is pretty cold-hearted, and real politik, but I thought it was good policy to keep extracting resources from the rest of the world. Once you allow, "moral indignation" to be a force in decision making, it becomes a slippery slope down. If you think African 13 yo miners are outrageous? Wait until you see a kid from Nevada picking at the rocks. Then what?

[@jamesjohnson9865]

Buy LAC now before the price spikes. At $2.78 per share. Its a real value.

[@vanfja]

Lithium prices tanked. And they are in the mine building phase, this phase is always slow and poor for returns. I will wait a few years until they are closer to coming online.

[@carlos2003177]

I don’t think the problem is extracting it… the problem is the use of water and how to dispose of said water once it is used for its purpose. Is it toxic? And to what extent?

[@HamiltonThielsen]

What water? For the lithium mine they'll have to transport it in from the surrounding lakes that support the local small towns. That high desert region will just eventually turn to sand and only sand.

[@davidmenasco5743]

This report really left out a lot, as regards lithium mining. The big news is the newer extraction methods. There are methods that can extract lithium from fluids without any adverse environmental impacts. These are feasible at certain sites in California. I think the Salton Sea is one. Not sure if they could be used in the region mentioned in this video.

[@vanfja]

So on the Thacker pass website they state the project will be an open pit mine, not the typical brine extraction you see in other parts of Nevada and Chile. Brine extraction doesn’t produce much waste water, it’s mostly an evaporation process. The waste water in this situation would come from the processing side where they need tailings dams. But with modern environment regulations and such a dry environment there, waste water is mitigated considerably.

[@mattthewanderer5029]

I do enjoy wsj videos, thank you 🙏

[@scipioafricanus4875]

Great report thanks

[@RCdiy]

When 800V was broken up my reaction was split the battery packs in two. For driving they are in series and charging in parallel.

[@zabozafiv289]

There is a significant error at 01:52 in the video: the map incorrectly highlights Morocco without the Sahara. Please correct this immediately and ensure it does not happen again in future content.

[@DiscretionwithReason]

Next, do hemp

[@robf8349]

We are in for a painful near future. Over decades of offshoring and disinvestment we have forgotten how to build many things. Mines, power plants, chip factories, transmission lines, subway systems, shipping are all needed and yet we struggle to produce them. We used to be world class builders in all of these. But we failed to train the current generations on the skills needed for such things and now we will have to slowly relearn. I pray there is the political will to continue these investments when inevitably problems arise and costs balloon. This is unavoidable at first but with enough funds and time we can regain our position as world class builders.

[@svanimation8969]

Remember Good times create weak men ! Until hard times come back again USA gonna stay like this !

[@Laughingjedi]

Getting a permit is almost impossible today because of unreasonable environmental activists, the recovered Non Human technology currently being hoarded by mega corporations and world governments would make mining more efficient and have a near zero environmental impact.

[@RichReportcom]

the US was dominant in the south east Pacific region. But we fell in love with the middle east and thought oil would last forever. Now we're playing catchup

[@vanfja]

Oil is not drying up. And it still drives the US and global economy. EV’s are a tiny dent in oil consumption which is forecasted to grow indefinitely if you look at serious economic forcasts.

[@gio7388]

Demand for vehicles will increase when the fed lowers interest rates and/or when MSRP comes down. The whole car market is down, not just EVs.

[@vanfja]

The fed lowering interest rates while inflation is still a problem will just increase inflation again and MSRPs with it. Demand will be down for a long time to come.

[@juliane__]

Mg as byproduct, nice. Its needed in the near future as contruction material. Its not a lithium mine nor magnesium mine, turns out its actually a gold mine.

[@curiousbystander9193]

and agriculture uses too

[@dirtbike662]

Its a balance between having the infrastructure and knowledge to make batteries, but at the same time not be the first to run out of supply. Oh and keep the environmental hazard out of our back yards

[@spacemonk26]

We could also stop the embargo on Cuba to buy their Nickel, they have huge deposits

[@vanfja]

The US does not need nickel from Cuba or even the US. Plenty from Canada and Indonesia and lots of untapped reserves. The Russian sanctions caused a temporary deficit but its easily made up by the other major nickel producers by now and price has stabilized.

[@dhickey5919]

It's interesting to note the more permits and roadblocks to getting EV batteries into production means a longer wait to exit fossil fuels. It doesn't mean energy production isn't increasing.

[@gregpalmer9949]

I think the graph periods were chosen to deliberately mislead.

[@mayurireddy8196]

Amazing Tesla production and manufacturers

[@ScoobieDoo-zy1rh]

This project is already DOA😂😂

[@Yodakaycool]

mining and nature… crazy

[@braddavenport6472]

Never underestimate the power of NIMBY politics in American life

[@Kf637-]

Yes

[@kovbakostia]

@wsj I noticed that in one of your recent videos, the map inaccurately depicts Crimea as part of Russia. I would like to kindly remind you that Crimea is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. This depiction might unintentionally convey incorrect geopolitical information to viewers. Could you please consider updating the map to reflect the accurate status in line with international law? This would greatly enhance the accuracy and reliability of your content. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[@RALnMeow]

There is too much people trying to lurk money from these mines rather than for the good of USA

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Impressive investment for a greener future! 🌎

[@Yes10292]

Ok, so when I click a KZbin link that you recommend only to find out it just happens to be behind a pay wall it makes me never want to watch your videos.

[@nludwick1]

Yeah I mean how dare they pay for putting something like this together. Doesn't everyone just do things for free?

[@lawrencefrost9063]

google removepaywall, first site, you paste your link there boom never worry about paywalls again

[@josephking6515]

Fix your map. Crimea is part of Ukraine and *not* putin's terrorist regime.

[@justinr9753]

Yeah but most of the people here are the ones that help change it both today and in 2014 because there was no problems for 4 years

[@weirdshibainu]

Thacker Pass is a beautiful area....sad it's going to get destroyed.

[@forcedbreathingistyranny696]

Kudos on Biden’s part. He delivered.

[@chrisdodt]

so says crooked Joe's only fan. lol

[@zapfanzapfan]

The irony of environmentalists protesting the mines that will enable cleaner transportation...

[@davidmenasco5743]

Some mines are worse than others.

[@etssmith2107]

Seems like WE THE PEOPLE have been telling you that for 4 years , JOE !

[@scanspeak00]

Extraction lithium from clay is very expensive and requires a lot of permits. This project will take at least 10 years to production if at all.

[@vanfja]

Well ya, 7-12 years is typically of all mines in the US. As long as the funding holds up, especially with the tanked lithium price. And if the lith clay processing can actually be applied cost effectively on the large scale, then it can work. But many mines change their plans with processing when things actually get going.

[@monklast9752]

The U.S always had the minerals but was unwilling to pay a fair wage to get them out of the ground. How do you like it now.

[@MNTrader2012]

As if the so called mythical 'fair wage' is the obstacle.

[@UrbanGuitarLegend]

Meanwhile Talon stock sits at .07 cents per share....

[@anishahuemer1728]

why, why was there not a single word about "who owns this land now"?

[@drscopeify]

US Government owns it all they just lease the land for mining use.

[@davidanalyst671]

because they are going to buy it. Nobody cares who owns the land now. And the USA government owns 95% of the state of nevada because it is so far from anywhere, and its a wasteland. So its probly the government

[@icls9129]

Follow the money.

[@mt2nv1]

On shoring mining is the environmentally responsible thing to do. If we import, those materials are shipped overseas.

[@acedrumsnyc]

What is the real reason that we have allowed this to happen?

[@Mike-bo1oj]

US production also comes with US prices, they won't be cheap thats for sure.

[@Mcfunface]

Hertz is abandoning it's EV rental program as a total financial flop 😅

[@SolaceEasy]

If You Didn't Grow It It Came From A Mine - Bumper Sticker seen out West

[@SolaceEasy]

And how about a little bit of appreciation from you city folks for what rural America is doing for you.

[@bigjjames]

I was there to see you Tony. For real

[@TheDanilo154]

Why is Crimea on your map a part of Russia?! 1:53

[@plusultra7258]

US should've kept Africa and South America close to them

[@darthvadeth6290]

No one wants to be close to an imperialist

[@plusultra7258]

@@darthvadeth6290 Bruh I was just suggesting XD

[@lucios_7266]

South America, despite what you may think, is a strong ally. Africa is incredibly unstable and therefore doesn’t extract nearly as many resources as they could. What is your point? Africa is not a good supplier, and south america is our supplier for lithium

[@jimmylam9846]

US would ruin every country where they pointed the finger on a global map.

[@vsznry]

@@darthvadeth6290 yeah, it seems they want to be financially beholden to china. LOLOL So we're the better choice.

[@BlackyBrownDestruction9337]

You need sodium ion batteries to resist the icy cold that lithium can't handle

[@timwildauer5063]

Yes, it’s definitely that simple 👍

[@bigfoothunter8080]

Why didn't these multi billon dollar corporations think of that 🤯

[@voranartsirisubsoontorn]

Proper Time

[@cosmicpsyops4529]

The US will need its relationships as much as its self-sufficiency to be succeasful in the future. We need politicians who can help the US, and whom also are aware of world dynamics. Isolationism is no longer an effective geopolitical strategy. But it's all I ever hear promoted.

[@BubuH-cq6km]

Support Your "Dirty Green Energy" Plebs MINE BABY MINE

[@yijiequ662]

It may be challenging for Western perspectives to fully grasp the extent of China's advancement in various fields, particularly given the tendency in Western media to ridicule phenomena like China's seemingly empty cities and subway systems. However, it's crucial to recognize that China operates with a fundamentally different mindset compared to North America. Chinese planning often extends decades, if not generations, into the future, a stark contrast to the shorter-term planning typical in the West. As America endeavors to catch up, it's worth acknowledging that the pace of innovation and development in China, exemplified by companies like BYD, is formidable. The emergence of groundbreaking technologies, such as advancements in battery power, underscores the depth of China's research and innovation capabilities. Dismissing China as merely a copycat neglects the significant strides it has made in original research and innovation. Moreover, it's essential to contextualize China's historical economic significance. For millennia, China and other Oriental civilizations have played a central role in the global economy, accounting for a substantial portion of the world's GDP. Even during periods of relative isolation, such as the opium-smoking era, China's economic influence was profound. Drawing comparisons to contemporary issues in the West, such as the opioid crisis in Canada, highlights the complexity of societal challenges faced by different regions. By recognizing China's historical contributions and its contemporary achievements, Western perspectives can more accurately appreciate the depth and breadth of China's influence on the world stage.

[@badbad-cat]

For that the West needs to get off the high horse first of all

[@robf8349]

Huge amount of credit of course goes to the chinese for their industrial policy that has made them a manufacturing powerhouse and lifted hundreds of millions of their citizens out of poverty. But they would be nowhere near where they are today if the US and the west hadn't given away the store to them through free trade agreements, offshoring, and technology transfers. We had hoped that through this china would prosper and liberalize and democratize. Instead they took all they could, stole some more, and got even more repressive and aggressive.

[@darthvadeth6290]

The West is afraid of China

[@StevenHanover]

What is a product to create out of magnesium sulfate. Epsom salt.

[@mahbubhossainsamm]

GO USA go..

[@peterwu8471]

you lost me at Biden

[@StevenHanover]

How do i get a job mining these places im tired of being poor

[@UnbreakableM1nd]

If you can’t even make the nails and screws to build your house, what makes you think you can build an EV battery?

[@Kenneth_James]

A million GM BEVs. lol Now that's funny.

[@guz3108]

Cost will be to high😅.

[@deca2289]

sure you can say it’s the biggest deposit, but lithium currently cannot be separated from clay in a manner that allows it to be mined. So why include that?

[@bahamatodd]

The video is literally explaining how they are obtaining the lithium from this deposit.

[@MadLadCustoms]

He's from tictock his attention span didn't get him there ​@@bahamatodd

[@nickkacures2304]

Two stocks that I found on my own WOW!!! Can you also look at the amazing Helium find by Pulsar Helium about 90 miles north of the nickel mine in Tamarack Minnesota they found the highest concentration of natural helium 13.2 percent in the world

[@josephlalock8378]

1:35 that's cute. look how proud and happy he is that he could sign that paper. question is: does he know who's name he signed?

[@vsznry]

They should be mining all those resources in the mountains of the Mojave between LA & Vegas. So much land... just sitting there.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Salton Sea is actually the largest lithium deposit in the world. This video made a mistake. And the Mojave is FULL of mines, old and new.

[@Dan.50]

How many degrees with the earth be cooled if we dig up all the Lithium??

[@chrisjohnson9645]

Lithium is not rare and there are economically viable resources in many places throughout the US and the world. It is just a matter of developing the resources. New techniques for extraction from brines using adsorbents mean little pollution or run off. The spent brine is reinjected. Tesla may not be viable in a few years (instability of Musk) and GM has no intention of ever investing in mass production of electric vehicles. GM will take the tax payer money and waste it. Whenever the US has tried to develop mineral resources in the US, China has intentionally dumped product at below cost to prevent that development. When you have a country attacking your economic stability it is a war. You can't make a profit if you are competing against what is a money losing political power play. As long as China can undermine our economy by dumping below cost we will be their slaves.

[@MrSmarty01983]

Lithium americas is on robinhood rn

[@andrewdunn2691]

You should you have included Canada's mining industry boom

[@NPAMike]

sad..working on Lithium mines while China is moving on to the next phase and building sodium batteries.

[@neiljohnson9686]

Wait a minute… How come we can do cruddy things like mining lithium… To cut our dependence on China… When we can’t even get our own oil out of the ground?😅😂😂

[@TK199999]

Lets remove some of the click bait stuff, China is largest source of 'cheap' battery and battery materials, not the main source of such things.

[@anonymous.marshall]

Which country will desire to import USA products when they are more expensive than Chinese ones and by buying those you develop a dependency on the USA's Empire of Death and Destruction?

[@MadnessMotorcycle]

Remember when the government mandated compact fluorescent bulbs to save the environment? How many billions of mercury filled bulbs ended up in landfills?

[@justinr9753]

You should check out Great Moments of Unintended Consequences, it's a funny series dedicated to stuff like that

[@badbad-cat]

Yeah and the dollar machine goes brrrrrr

[@agussetionoasli]

We shall obey you, Elon.

[@thewhiteknight02]

Elon said invest in lithium, it’s like printing money. Don’t be Ignorant.

[@DKSorg]

Largest and Purest Lithium is in QUEBEC...... #THINK: Why does French PM Trudeau want to END CEV and move entirely to EVs?

[@АндрійКовальчук-о8ч]

Crimea is Ukrainian territory not Russian, please change map.

[@damesd]

what about Cobalt? What is the solution for that?

[@davidmenasco5743]

LFP batteries do not use cobalt. They have several advantages over other battery types. One big advantage is that they are much cheaper. For this reason, about half of the EVs sold this year will use LFP. And going forward it will be the majority.

[@damesd]

@@davidmenasco5743 who said this was only covering LFP?

[@Carmen4ever]

It’s weird how you didn’t mention the lithium plant in Oregon that will be larger than the 2 you mentioned… huh.

[@TTOS69]

Probably bc they're biased?

[@Cody_Handsome]

Thanks to President Joe Biden for looking forward into the future for the country! 🎉

[@josephziolkowski217]

Come to the comment section, where the experts are haha

[@Dkrpan59]

This land is native America did they sign this all of that water and contaminate just railings off copper minrs

[@ThatGareBear]

Oh not the bath salts I was expecting

[@davidanalyst671]

Don't tell florida they got bath salts!!!!

[@cesaru3619]

you buy cheap, not expensive...

[@dennisfaulkner5470]

Why are "we" promoting throw away vehicles.?? Nobody normal wants this junk. All a Lie..😢

[@noo4pass]

EFF JAY 🐝

[@gg.youlubeatube6249]

They say solar energy is renewable, but i dont understand how exactly are you going to re-new the unique nickel deposit ?

[@JacktheSmack]

If a resource becomes rare enough, it will eventually be economically feasible to recycle. Gas and coal can't be recycled, since it's burned away. But nickle and lithium can.

[@lucios_7266]

Correct Lithium batteries can (and soon will) be recycled with about 95%. The Lithium isn’t gone only about 5% of it per use cycle…

[@gg.youlubeatube6249]

@@JacktheSmack Right now, so called renewables arre taking donations from govermants. When they get recycling they will be even more expensive, you say. Which menas, renewables will get even more donations from govermtns ?

[@lawlkings]

@@gg.youlubeatube6249Renewables like solar panels have become cheaper as technology advancement improves and production improves. If it only gets more expensive then it will become cost prohibitive to be even worth it

[@francismarion6400]

​@@JacktheSmackCarbon dioxide gets recycled, but wind blades aren't.

[@yahanwiwi]

*******The largest found, so far in US.*********

[@EdwardPeebles-Maxwell]

The sinophobic law isnt helping considering its excluding 95% of the available market making americans pay over 7500 more just to get a 7500 rebate and inferior product

[@lucios_7266]

Hahahaha

[@lucios_7266]

Wrong

[@lucios_7266]

More like 25% which are replaced by a stable supply chain which makes it actually cheaper

[@JigilJigil]

Wumaos are so funny.

[@bambamyong]

Who buys GM electric cars??? And contract for 15yrs

[@sagarmeena0210]

China abuses human rights and what Americans & Europeans do......give China more money.

[@MBinDenver]

Auto lunatics still holding the world hostage. Move on from the private car.

[@TTOS69]

People dont want EVs. Not the majority. Id say Hybrids are far more useful and environmental than full electric. You can go so much farther and use so little energy compared to the other 2 ends. Why not meet in the middle? Hybrids baby.

[@Kwint.]

1:20

[@Waltaere]

🔋=🤑

[@abhishekvanenooru2869]

Hi

[@2A-Jake]

At 1st I thought "wow you got a clip from Biden where he said something clearly" then you showed him signing the document... when they started clapping he had no idea what was going on 😂😂😂

[@cptbuiltk7944]

Diaper don is headed to prison ❤

[@edwudiy]

What are the best additions to a $600k portfolio to boost performance?. ETH is Up and will do better, I believe indicators, for profits will continue to improve, investors like me believe that "Santa has come early" to the markets...

[@4115steve]

EV's give people range anxiety compared to hybrids. This video doesn't address the demand of batteries for home solar.

[@kindnuguz]

Its time to open up some of these National Parks that were created for "future" generations. This is was the point of protecting them back then and I 100% feel like its time to open up some of those so we can be self-reliant.