Career opportunities may be the silver lining found in the frustrations over the past several years - with the industry expanding with new roles, such as marketing, sales, and technology.

Per their agreement, GM will be funneling $69 million into the mineral company to source the highly-valued battery materials needed to create batteries for electric vehicles.

Currently, the country is set up to absorb 20% of the world's lithium refining capacity within the next five years.