We’re Going to Need More Lithium
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We’re Going to Need More Lithium
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#2It might cost more, but it’s certainly abundant; we’re not going to run out of it. No I would even go so far as to say that a rise in the price of terrestrial lithium would be a good thing. In the short term it will hurt, but there’s a lot of runway in that graph before we hit serious scarcity. As the price rises I could honestly see someone like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos finally astroid money off the ground. I don’t have much hope for Mars in our lives, but asteroid mining absolutely could happen.
This could be a safe source of pressure, partly political if people realize it will be easier to move in space than Afghanistan, to make that happen. For those of us you dreaming of a future for the species beyond Earth, I think this might be the realistic start.
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#3Sounds like these companies are good investment opportunities? No?
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#4Sounds like these companies are good investment opportunities? No?
I have a bit of SQM and it is a wild ride. It jumps around a lot, but has done quite well for me as a long term investment.
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#5Sounds like these companies are good investment opportunities? No?
The potential returns are enormous, but so are the risks. Remember any number of things could disrupt the price, from novel battery tech, to new mining opportunities. That’s the long term, the short term is just crazy.
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#6How sure are we that some new tech won't replace lithium ion batteries? I'd want to know that if I was investing in a mine.
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#7It might cost more, but it’s certainly abundant; we’re not going to run out of it. No I would even go so far as to say that a rise in the price of terrestrial lithium would be a good thing. In the short term it will hurt, but there’s a lot of runway in that graph before we hit serious scarcity. As the price rises I could honestly see someone like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos finally astroid money off the ground. I don’t h…
mining asteroids in our lifetimes would primarily be useful for harvesting raw materials for constructing things in space, not sending the materials back down to earth.
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#8How sure are we that some new tech won't replace lithium ion batteries? I'd want to know that if I was investing in a mine.
The reason lithium is used for batteries is that it is an excellent anode the lightest metal. Lithium will always be used for batteries that need to be light.
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#9It might cost more, but it’s certainly abundant; we’re not going to run out of it. No I would even go so far as to say that a rise in the price of terrestrial lithium would be a good thing. In the short term it will hurt, but there’s a lot of runway in that graph before we hit serious scarcity. As the price rises I could honestly see someone like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos finally astroid money off the ground. I don’t h…
mining asteroids in our lifetimes would primarily be useful for harvesting raw materials for constructing things in space, not sending the materials back down to earth.
Either will require a breakthrough in propulsion systems.
Re: We’re Going to Need More Lithium
#10It might cost more, but it’s certainly abundant; we’re not going to run out of it. No I would even go so far as to say that a rise in the price of terrestrial lithium would be a good thing. In the short term it will hurt, but there’s a lot of runway in that graph before we hit serious scarcity. As the price rises I could honestly see someone like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos finally astroid money off the ground. I don’t h…
mining asteroids in our lifetimes would primarily be useful for harvesting raw materials for constructing things in space, not sending the materials back down to earth.
Isn't sending things back to earth relatively inexpensive? Wouldn't gravity do most of the work?