The oil industry has shaped energy independence, the world is transitioning to clean energy, and critical minerals like lithium are redefining the future of energy independence. Lithium represents one of the strategic elements for the rest of the 21st century due to its increasing demand in technological applications. The global market for lithium metal has been growing rapidly and there are two main sectors driving the price and sales of lithium metal namely, batteries for electric vehicles and storage for clean energy. All are aimed at trying to mitigate global warming, rising pollution levels, co2 emissions, and global temperature. The chemical symbol for Lithium on the periodic table is Li. Lithium is a silvery white to grey alkali metal, highly reactive and when exposed to air, it quickly tarnishes to a dull silvery grey and then black. It is a soft metal with a hardness of less than talc and can float on water due to its low density. It is very reactive with water and potentially explosive when exposed to moist air. However, in nature it is not found as a native element but as compounds that are non-flammable.