DLE Trials in Arkansas
Exxon, Standard Lithium, Chevron test direct lithium extraction despite challenges.
USGS reports Smackover formation holds >5 million metric tons of lithium.
Summit had 860 attendees, 15% increase from last year.
Lithium prices fell 80% in 18 months.
Exxon delays production to 2028.
Successful DLE could supply EV batteries.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is confident.
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