UNILAD - This is what the discovery of $540 billion 'white gold' under a lake could mean for the US and the rest of the world.
I detested science lessons and dropped them as swiftly as I could age 16; alas, if I'd known it could've led to me stumbling across a whopping $540 billion 'white gold' mine, perhaps I'd have clawed on a little longer - hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Instead, a team of researchers taking part in a study funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) investigated the lithium reservoir lying underneath the Salton Sea in southern California.
Geochemistry professor at the University of California, Riverside, Michael MKibben, also revealed: "This is one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world. This could make the United States completely self-sufficient in lithium and stop importing it through China."