Scientists have discovered a record amount of lithium reserves at the bottom of the world's largest lake in the United States.

Sonxeber.az reports with reference to BiG.AZ that as a result of research, it was discovered that there is a record amount of 18 million tons of lithium at the bottom of the lake. In a previous study, scientists found this figure to be 4 million tons.

Thanks to the huge reserves of lithium, also known as "white gold", discovered in the lake, it is said to be able to produce batteries for 382 million electric cars. "This is one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world," said Michael McKibben, a professor of geochemistry at Riverside University who co-authored the study.

On the other hand, mining lithium from the lake is not without its dangers. According to SFGATE, lithium will not be easy to obtain and "geothermal production wells will be required to extract lithium from thousands of meters deep. Once the lithium is dissolved, the liquid will be sent underground. In this case, 180,000 people living nearby could be affected by the drilling. Colorado The water supply from the river can also be damaged due to the large amount of water needed to complete the process.