After Discovery of Massive ‘White Gold’ Deposit, Arkansas Towns Prepare for Boom

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After Discovery of Massive ‘White Gold’ Deposit, Arkansas Towns Prepare for Boom
The discovery of massive lithium reserves is offering hope to struggling towns such as Lewisville in southern Arkansas. Locals remain optimistic but acknowledge the challenges ahead. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Ark.—There are boom-and-bust ghost towns and there are towns that dissipate over decades, slowly wilting away until a place is no longer a place.

Downtown Lewisville is such a place.

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