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. ALSO READ: Man ...

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

Kings Mountain resident Jason Nail said he also thinks the mine’s activities have exacerbated this natural phenomenon, making the smell worse. “I know it’s because they’re pumping the mine ...

The Kings Mountain was already mined for lithium Albemarle acquired the former Rockwood Holdings mine in 2015. The Cleveland County lithium mine operated from 1938 to 1988.

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 ...

Caterpillar, based in Irving, Texas, will use Albemarle-produced lithium in its battery production. Pentagon, Albemarle to re-open Kings Mountain mine, targeting 5M tons of ‘white gold’ lithium ...