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Judge upholds US government approval of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
The judge said federal agencies properly reviewed impacts, including a plan that would affect 4.9% of the wildflower’s critical habitat, records show.
- U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva ruled that regulators sufficiently analyzed how the planned Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine could affect Tiehm's buckwheat, a rare wildflower.
- The Center for Biological Diversity had argued that the mine could drive the flower to extinction and harm the environment, but Silva found the mitigation measures reasonable.
- While the project obtained a $996 million federal loan, the mining company is still seeking a financial partner after its previous partner pulled out due to financial issues.
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Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower
A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada.
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Judge upholds BLM approval of Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine
Tiehm’s buckwheat grows on just 10 acres of lithium-boron rich soil near the Silver Peak Range in Esmeralda County. Once constructed, the mine would directly disturb about 191 acres of the wildflower’s federally protected critical habitat. (Photo courtesy of Center for Biological Diversity)A federal judge upheld the approval of a massive open-pit lithium-boron mine on public lands in Southern Nevada, dealing a final blow to legal challenges by c…
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