AZL General Discussion, page-2219

What makes you think the geothermal springs are not affected? Have you read this article from June 2021?

"On a recent hot afternoon in Wikieup, a rural community of around 100 people located on U.S. Highway 93 in western Arizona, locals, some wearing cowboy hats, sat in metal folding chairs at the local elementary school to learn about a potential new lithium mine project coming to the region. A representative of Hawkstone Mining, the Australian company behind the project, stood in front of a projected PowerPoint presentation, trying to convince them that the planned mine would be safe.

But the attendees weren't buying it. To them, the mine poses an existential threat to their water supply during an ongoing severe drought. And the notion that the community might sacrifice their water so that a foreign company can extract lithium, which is used in batteries to power consumer electronics and electric cars, seemed ludicrous.

" 'Why are you here trying to take our water?"\' said one long-time resident, who identified himself to Phoenix New Times as Douglas. 'That’s wrong for you to take our water away from us.' "

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/wikieup-lithium-mine-big-sandy-hualapai-tribe-ranchers-water-hawkstone-11561652

The reporter for that story, by the way, posted this on October 27:

"Some personal news: Friday was my last day at Phoenix New Times. Next week I'm joining the @ap fact-checking team to report on misinformation. I’m staying in Phoenix and I can’t wait to get started."