Only active lithium mine in US seeks expansion in Nevada’s Esmeralda County

Only active lithium mine in US seeks expansion in Nevada’s Esmeralda County

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A day after a major investor dropped out of a Nevada lithium mine project, plans to expand operations at the Silver Peak Lithium Mine surfaced. Albemarle Corporation, which runs the only lithium mine currently in production in the U.S., wants to expand onto another 1,596 acres in Esmeralda County. The company currently separates lithium from brine at a 6,462-acre operation west of Tonopah, about midway between Las Vegas and Re…

BLM seeks public input on proposed expansion on lithium mine in Esmeralda County

The BLM is asking for public input on a proposed expansion to a lithium mine near Silver Peak in Esmeralda County.