The collaboration supports Charlotte-based Albemarle’s efforts to establish Kings Mountain as the first-ever zero-emissions lithium mine site in North America. Caterpillar, based in Irving ...

Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, Global Vice President for External Affairs and Sustainability for Albemarle, talks about a graphic showing how lithium is used at Albemarle’s Kings Mountain lithium mine ...

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A smell has been lingering around Kings Mountain for weeks now. According to our partners at The Charlotte Observer, a dormant lithium mine is to blame.

Albemarle Corp. expects to obtain permits and begin draining water in the next few months from the 168-foot deep lake at the former mine off I-85 in Kings Mountain.

Albemarle’s Kings Mountain lithium mine site in Kings Mountain, N.C., on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Khadejeh Nikouyeh Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com ...

Albemarle Corp., based in Charlotte, released its project plan for the Kings Mountain Mine, one of the few known hard-rock lithium deposits in the U.S. Albemarle Corp.

“No mine has even attempted to meet this standard,” said Carlson in reference to other U.S. mines. Kings Mountain is not the only U.S. mine that is planning to undergo IRMA audit.

A North Carolina lawmaker is asking for federal help to keep an eye on air quality near a planned lithium mine in the Kings Mountain area outside of Charlotte. Congressman Tim Moore wrote a letter ...

CHARLOTTE – The Department of Defense has committed $90 million to revive the Kings Mountain mine that closed in 1988, but could contain five million tons of lithium, bolstering the military’s ...

Albemarle has about 300 employees working in Kings Mountain now and expects to grow to 440 permanent, full-time positions once the mine is operational, Albemarle spokesman Ryan Dean said.

Albemarle has about 300 employees working in Kings Mountain now and expects to grow to 440 permanent, full-time positions once the mine is operational, Albemarle spokesman Ryan Dean said.