Construction Begins on Lithium Mine in Nevada After Appeals Court Denies Lawsuit

Construction Begins on Lithium Mine in Nevada After Appeals Court Denies Lawsuit
Exploration drilling continues for Permitting Lithium Nevada Corp.'s Thacker Pass Project on the site between Orovada and Kings Valley, in Humboldt County, Nev., shown beyond a driller's shovels in the distance, Sept. 13, 2018. Suzanne Featherston/The Daily Free Press via AP
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Lithium Americas Corp. announced on Thursday that it began construction of the largest lithium mine in the United States in Humboldt County, Nevada, after a court denied the latest attempt by tribes and environmental groups in their yearslong effort to block the project.

The announcement comes after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request on Wednesday to temporarily stop the project.