Episode 122: Dr Tom Benson

07/11/2021 52 min

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Episode Synopsis

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