Russia captures over 100-acre lithium reserve, one of Europe’s biggest ‘white gold’ sites (Interesting Engineering)

Russian forces have seized control of a key lithium-rich zone near the village of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The site, located roughly 2 miles (3 km) from the border of Dnipropetrovsk oblast, spans approximately 100 acres (40 hectares) and contains one of the largest lithium reserves in Europe, according to a report by The New York Times.

Russia captures Europe’s richest lithium site spanning 100 acres