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SDSU is betting $80 million it can become a key player in the lithium industry

The university is putting a lot on the line in the Imperial Valley, where the race is already on to mine and refine a key mineral used in batteries.

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Sean Wilcox, vice president of business development & services at Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation, gives a tour of geothermal mud pots while they bubble and gurgle creating holes in some areas and mounds in others on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 in Calipatria, California.  (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sean Wilcox, vice president of business development & services at Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation, gives a tour of geothermal mud pots while they bubble and gurgle creating holes in some areas and mounds in others on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 in Calipatria, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The university is putting a lot on the line in the Imperial Valley, where the race is already on to mine and refine a key mineral used in batteries.

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