A federal judge ruled on Monday that a new lithium mine in Nevada could proceed, despite a lawsuit challenging the new mining project.
Judge Miranda Du of the Nevada Federal District ruled that the Canada-based Lithium Americas Corp. mining company could retain its mining permits for the Thacker Pass project over the objections of environmental groups, Native American tribal groups, and some ranchers that opposed the project. Du did, however, rule that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would need to revisit part of its environmental review for the mining project’s plan to dump waste rock over a 1,300-acre area.
