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Cleanup's almost done at notorious Nevada mine. Potential plans to dig again raise fears.
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (1714+ words) Nearly a decade after the state and federal government agreed to keep Nevada's largest abandoned mine off a federal list of highly polluted sites, the mine is almost cleaned up." But now, conversations about reopening the 3,400-acre Anaconda Copper Mine…...
Is Nevada home to the only operating lithium production mine in the US?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) The only site in the U.S. where lithium is extracted and produced is located in Nevada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey." Located in Esmeralda County, the Silver Peak mine has been active since 1965. Today, it is operated by North Carolina-based chemical…...
How rare is the U.S. government's new stake in a major Nevada lithium company?
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (1141+ words) The suddenly fraught future of the Thacker Pass lithium mine cleared an unexpected hurdle on Tuesday, after the Trump administration agreed to release the first part of a loan critical to the Nevada project's development in exchange for the U.S. government…...
Amodei ‘open-minded’ on Trump admin eyeing stake in developer of Thacker Pass lithium mine
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) After news broke Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration is seeking an equity stake in the company behind the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada, the state's lone Republican member of Congress signaled openness to the proposal " if it means…...
Trump admin questioning massive Thacker Pass lithium mine loan in Nevada, reports say
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (473+ words) On the same day that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo touted lithium as "economic salvation" for Nevada, the state's lone Republican congressional representative said he has intervened following reports that a loan essential to carrying out the massive Thacker Pass lithium…...
“Under the microscope”: Activists opposing a Nevada lithium mine were surveilled for years, records show
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1378+ words) Ka'ila Farrell-Smith grew up in a community that was deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights, protesting broken treaties and other mistreatment of Native American people. Members of the movement, she said, understood that law enforcement agencies were surveilling…...
Questions over water rights could halt construction at Thacker Pass lithium mine
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (881+ words) A dispute over water could jeopardize ongoing construction of what will eventually be the world's largest lithium mine. Lithium Americas Corporation filed an emergency motion Monday seeking clarification about whether it needs to stop pumping water to its Thacker Pass…...
‘Beholden to the mine’: Does rural Nevada depend on mines’ goodwill to foot hidden costs?
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1761+ words) While coming large-scale lithium mines and their future employees will bring revenue and jobs to rural Nevada communities hungry for an economic jolt, they'll also bring growing pains. Rural counties will be on the hook to come up with the…...