The Global Lithium Podcast
The Global Lithium Podcast
Joe Lowry
Episode 122: Dr Tom Benson
52 minutes Posted Nov 7, 2021 at 3:13 pm.
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Tom Benson is the lead geologist at Lithium Americas

Topics:

  • What makes a viable lithium resource?
  • Project time lines
  • The world's top resources - #1 may surprise you
  • Thacker Pass
  • Projects, protests, and politics
  • Being a good neighbor
  • Sustainability
  • Tom Benson’s version of the “Golden Rule”
  • Great resources vs great projects
  • Straight talk about sulfur
  • Developing talent
  • The “Lithium Lab”
  • Environmental “imperialism”
  • The battle for hearts and minds
  • Rapid fire

Tom can be found on Twitter @thomasrbenson