The CBS Network program 60 minutes featured a report on the Imperial Valley Sunday.

CBS Correspondent Bill Whitaker reported on the prospects of lithium extraction from the Salton Sea area. Reference was made to the Lithium Valley as the site of the next California Gold Rush. Whitaker interviewed representatives of several companies that are working on processes to extract lithium from the geothermal brine that is used to generate electricity. With the continued increase in electric automobile production and other electronics that use lithium batteries, there is a need for reliable supplies of lithium. There is a link to the 60 Minute report on the KXO Facebook page.