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Well the first thing you know Ol' Jed's a millionaire…..

And the next thing you know jeds out on his ass....eminent domain cause you ain't got no rights.....
or National security issue/ protecting the world from climate change/ in the name of going green.
As Zero would say 'your government put that there so it belongs to the government"
Take your pick cause the elites will look for a way to take control or possession of it.
 
Time to start strip mining ..... you know....for the environment.

Can't, endangered species indigenous to the environment, the seven toed mullet headed peckerwood.

Maybe even in more places than southern Arkansas ... the south shall rise again!

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Let’s just say if this is true…..oh boy.
Where ya been buddy? Exxon bought 120000 acres in Smackover, AR late 2022/early 2023? I believe they are thinking 4 million tons in LA alone. LA is lower Arkansas btw. And this little snippet is gold! "USGS worked with the Arkansas Department of Energy and the Environment's Office of the State Geologist to examine a geological unit known as the Smackover Formation to determine the amount of lithium in brines that are co-produced during oil and gas exploration."
 
Just my luck.

I have the mineral rights to my little chunk. I get a tiny payment for natural gas royalties, it pays property taxes barely. There was once a coal strip mine that mined this property and those owners made out like bandits. Long ago. At least they made a couple of nice ponds and smoothed out some of the rocky ground.

That map shows everything is quite a ways south of me.
 
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The lithium found here is already in the water that is produced out of an oil well. All oil wells produce water and the good stuff has to be separated from the water. It is water that has been out of the water cycle for thousands or maybe millions of years.
The water is full of nasty stuff. Brines...salts of all sorts (magnesium, manganese, chlorides, you name it) that have been leached from the surrounding rock that also held the hydrocarbons. It can and usually does contain bacteria that are able to survive extreme temperatures, no sunlight, no oxygen...anaerobic bacteria. Fortunately, these mostly die as soon as they are oxidized.
Oil companies have to pay lots of money to take out some of the usable salts and then more to dispose of that water...usually pumping it back down into a well drilled for that purpose. More recently, some polymers used as friction reducers have been developed that make this produced water suitable for frac operations, so the water comes out of a nearby producing well bringing black gold with it, it gets filtered out and sent down the road to a new set of wells that are just now being completed.

These lithium "mines" will look more like a bunch of vertical oil tanks in battery.

A similar thing goes on near Kingfisher, OK with Iodine. Wells are drilled with the intent of harvesting iodine laden brines.
 

Let’s just say if this is true…..oh boy.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee did a press conference several months ago about this as I recall. Exxon is all over it:

Governor Sanders and State and Local Leaders Welcome ExxonMobil’s Investment in Arkansas Lithium​

November 13, 2023
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined ExxonMobil and state leaders today to announce that the company will drill its first lithium well in Arkansas, making an early investment in what could be one of the largest supplies of lithium in North America. Governor Sanders and other Arkansas leaders applauded the company’s development of the Natural State’s lithium sector.

“South Arkansas is our state’s all-around energy capital, producing oil, natural gas, and now, thanks to investments like ExxonMobil’s and their combination of skills and scale, lithium,” said Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “My administration supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that guarantees good, high-paying jobs for Arkansans - and we’ll continue to cut taxes and slash red tape to make that happen.”

“Arkansas is blessed with an abundance of lithium deposits. Investments in capturing this mineral will enhance economic growth in the region and boost America’s domestic energy production,” Sen. John Boozman said.

“Southwest Arkansas has the capabilities to be a leader on the global stage for lithium production. Investments like ExxonMobil’s will position the Natural State to play an active role in easing our dependence on our foreign adversaries for this mineral, which plays a major role in much of our daily lives. This announcement has the opportunity to bolster our state’s lithium sector, ushering in new jobs for Arkansans and a broad economic impact on the 4th District,” said Representative Bruce Westerman (AR-04).

Representative Steve Womack (AR-03) said, “When we utilize what’s under our own two feet, we can create jobs, expand our economy, and make life more affordable for Arkansans. ExxonMobil’s lithium well will enhance the Natural State’s role in achieving American-led energy innovation and help curb inflation caused by high energy prices.”

“This is a pivotal moment in the global race to have access to critical minerals. Once again, Arkansas is blessed to have abundant resources that offer the United States a secure, strategic advantage in the materials of the future economy,” said Representative French Hill (AR-02).

“We are grateful to ExxonMobil for their investment in Arkansas,” said Hugh McDonald, Arkansas Secretary of Commerce. “We look forward to the continued growth of the South Arkansas economy as more companies benefit from our natural resources and our hard-working people.”

“We are proud to welcome ExxonMobil to Arkansas. With Exxon’s role in the state’s lithium industry, we look forward to seeing our communities thrive with great job opportunities for Arkansans,” said Clint O’Neal, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. “The economy in Arkansas is strong, and thanks to this investment by ExxonMobil, South Arkansas is poised for significant growth.”
 
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They're not being imported, being brought in by their parents (because our own government allows it)and it started long before 2021.
By parents you mean , pimps bringing in obviously drugged children

They sipped dna testing cause reasons. Kind of like how you have to be able to read and speak English to drive a semi. Stopped enforcing that law too