Ooops!  Now I have to comment about my own mistake.  I said: 
" If you recall, Rich Smith is the same guy who yesterday told his readers that both Cauchari-Olaroz AND Thacker Pass would be in production in 2022."

Well, going back and looking a second time at Rich Smith's article from yesterday, 17 August 2020, he acutally said in that article that both Cuachari-Olaroz AND Thacker Pass would be in production in 2021... which is why I pointed out the impossibility of his claim.  2021 production at Thacker Pass?  No one in their right mind is claiming 2021 as a production date for Thacker Pass.

OK, I messed up... I should have indicated the 2021 date in my criticsim of the article from Rich Smith.  Hope that fixed it.   Okiedo