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Trump's Mineral Gambit After Lithium Americas—These Names Could Be Next

The Trump administration‘s recent move to acquire up to a 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas Corp (NYSE: LAC) has sent shockwaves through the mining sector. This strategic investment aims to bolster domestic production of critical minerals, particularly lithium, by renegotiating a $2.26 billion Department of Energy (DoE) loan for…

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Nevada Lithium Mine Will Destroy Critical Plant: Lawsuit

A lawsuit seeks to block a company from mining in Nevada near a rare buckwheat that has medicinal and nutritional value.

International Business Times

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources

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Huge US Lithium Mine Gets Govt Approval: Company

An enormous lithium mine in the Nevada desert has been granted final government approval, the company that has the concession said Thursday, in a project it predicts will quadruple US production of a mineral critical to the renewable energy revolution.

International Business Times

Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved

The Independent UK

US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower

Federal land managers have completed a final environmental review of a proposed Nevada lithium mine they say would help supply minerals critical to electric vehicles and a clean energy future while still protecting an endangered wildflower

The Independent UK

Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine

A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for electric cars and other green energy projects

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A lithium mine versus a rare flower

Botanists express alarm that a rare plant, the Tiehm's buckwheat, won't survive where a lithium mine is planned

Salon

Flower Or Power? Campaigners Fear Lithium Mine Could Kill Rare Plant

Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist.

International Business Times

Lithium miner cited for violating endangered flower habitat

Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian company for a lithium mine in Nevada, federal land managers cited the developer for trespassing within the habitat of an endangered wildflower

The Independent UK

Nevada lithium mine gets $700M conditional loan from Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to loan $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada

The Independent UK

Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower

Days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a proposed lithium mine, federal land managers are initiating a review of the project plans the developer says will allow the mine and flower to co-exist

The Independent UK

Nevada flower listed as endangered at lithium mine site

U.S. wildlife officials have declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries

The Independent UK

How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

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How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

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