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Vapor rises from a geothermal power stations along the coast of the Salton Sea near Calipatria, California, December 15, 2021.

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Video. Mining boom in California’s ‘Lithium Valley’ set to power up to 6m EVs

Updated: 12/01/2022 - 18:13 GMT+1

At the edge of a deserted lake in California, the race for ‘white gold’ is on. And the jobs brought by the mining companies could save an area that has slowly fallen into decrepitude.

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