*stimated B*tween 5 And 19 M*llion T*ns Of L*thium R*serves F*und In Th*s St*te

According to a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an “estimated between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium reserves are located beneath southwestern Arkansas.”

“If commercially recoverable, the amount of lithium present would meet projected 2030 world demand for lithium in car batteries nine times over,” the