There are no active lithium mines in North Carolina. Plans are for two lithium mines, in the future, are nowhere near Asheville, and that land has already been purchased. Good Lord, you'll believe anything. Let me guess, the Dems created and steered both recent hurricanes... https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-is-government-seizing-north-carolina-lithium-after-helene/21665514/