Scott Patterson

China is the world leader in processing lithium and it is making major, risky investments to secure raw lithium in Latin America and Africa. Now, the U.S. is trying to develop its own supply to reduce its reliance on China. Photo illustration: Jamie Leventhal

As electric-vehicle adoption rises across the globe, the race to find new deposits of critical minerals like lithium and nickel is driving miners to explore the deepest mines, the ocean floor and even space. WSJ’s George Downs explores the new frontiers of EV battery mining. Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal

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