New evidence suggests McDermitt Caldera may be among the largest known lithium reserves in the world

A trio of volcanologists and geologists from Lithium Americas Corporation, GNS Science, and Oregon State University reports evidence that the McDermitt Caldera, on the Nevada/Oregon, border, may host some of the largest known deposits of lithium on Earth. - Bob Yirka 

• In 2017, another team of researchers found evidence that one part
  
  of the caldera called Thacker Pass could be among the largest sources of lithium ever found. Lithium Americas obtained a stake at the site and began testing mining operations. 
• Soon thereafter, they ran into opposition from locals and Native American groups, but eventually won the right to mine at the site...