Critical minerals are in the U.S., not in far-off mines

Lithium and other critical minerals are in often-overlooked water sources like geothermal brines and oilfield produced water.

The clean energy transition is accelerating—but it’s running into a critical roadblock: the mineral supply chain. Lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals power everything from electric vehicles to grid-scale batteries. But the world cannot mine these minerals fast enough to keep up.