A letter to the Department of War in support of investment into domestic lithium supply chains, including a massive, untapped lithium deposit that stretches across the southern United States, was led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR).
The letter, also signed by Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), was addressed on Tuesday to the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) director, David Lorch.
Naming the Smackover Formation, North America’s top lithium brine resource that spans from Central Texas to the Florida Panhandle, the senators wrote that “recent assessments indicate the Formation may represent one of the most significant lithium brine deposits in the Western Hemisphere.”
“Domestic production from this region could materially reduce American dependence on foreign-controlled lithium sources and provide a reliable upstream supply for domestic defense manufacturers,” the Republican lawmakers explained.
Lithium is a necessary building block for the U.S. military’s munitions and
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