James Calaway, who leads the board of lithium mining company Ioneer, is wondering why his phone isn’t ringing off the hook.

He’s working on a project he argues could be a boon to the United States. The U.S. doesn’t have a robust domestic supply of lithium, which is increasingly a risk as the world transitions to cleaner energy and all-electric car fleets that depend on lithium-ion batteries.

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