White Gold Rush

Text by Timothy X. Dougherty Photography by Matjaz Krivic Icarus Complex Magazine

A story about the global race for lithium — the white gold powering the energy transition. From the salt flats of South America to the geopolitics of battery supply chains, the piece traces how one element became the most contested resource of the 21st century.

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