Lithium is a crucial component of electric and electronic devices these days. Aerial photographer Tom Hegen has captured the bright colors seen during the process of extraction being conducted in the salt flats in northern Chile.
Lithium is a crucial component of electric and electronic devices these days. German aerial photographer Tom Hegen has captured the bright colors seen during the process of extraction being conducted in the salt flats in northern Chile,Demand for the world's lightest metal, lithium, has recently shot up after companies and countries have decided to turn to electric modes of transportation in the near future.
To drill out lithium, miners drill holes in these salt flats and then pump out lithium in the form of a salty brine, which is left in artificial lakes and ponds to evaporate.
, we reported last year, how the process is water intensive and uses 500,000 gallons of water for every ton of lithium produced.
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