Judge Rules Against Arguments To Stop Thacker Pass Project
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A U.S. District Court judge has rejected several arguments against the Thacker Pass mining project.
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The federal court has ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to consider another issue under mining law related to waste storage.Â
Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line.
Officials says the loan would help finance the construction of a lithium carbonate processing plant at a mine 200 miles north of Reno.
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