How is lithium mined?

Answer 1

It depends on which ore. But most tin is extracted from oxide ores like cassiterite. To extract the tin from cassiterite, you just need to raise the temperature to around 1200C and provide a chemically "reducing" (low-or-no-oxygen) environment in the forge/furnace/kiln. This is often done by adding pure carbon (graphite/coke/charcoal) to the ore itself. The oxygen is driven off the tin, bonds with the carbon, and leaves as carbon dioxide. This leaves just a puddle of tin in the bottom of the forge.

Answer 2

Silver is commonly extracted from ore by smelting or chemical leaching. Ore treatment by Mercury amalgamation, such as in the patio process or pan amalgamation was widely used through the 1800s, but is seldom used today.

Silver is also produced during the electrolytic refining of copper and by application of the Parkes process on lead metal obtained from lead ores that contain small amounts of silver. Commercial grade fine silver is at least 99.9 percent pure silver and purities greater than 99.999 percent are available

Answer 3

Lithium is not actually collected because it is not found abundantly on the earth. It usually occurs as traces in some mineral by products.

Answer 4

By using underground mining. :)

Answer 5

you could get pure lithium from lithium ion batteries... but it would take alot of work

Answer 6

lithium is produced electrolytically from the fused chloride

Answer 7

with pick axes