by Elisabeth Robson | Nov 7, 2023 | Reflection
At Protect Thacker Pass, we’ve heard from people who think that companies should mine lithium in Imperial Valley (“Lithium Valley”) at the Salton Sea because it would be “better” than mining lithium at Thacker Pass. To be clear up front: Protect Thacker Pass opposes...
by Max Wilbert | Sep 30, 2023 | HiTech Minerals, Project updates, Reflection
Mountaintop removal for lithium to go into electric vehicle batteries is ecocide, just like mountaintop removal for coal mining is. Earlier this week, I visited the site of yet another planned open pit lithium mine that is threatening the Great Basin — this time, in...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Sep 7, 2023 | Reflection
We encourage supporters to submit comments to the BLM at every opportunity regarding all mining-related activities at Thacker Pass and throughout the McDermitt Caldera. However, we also recognize that doing so is unlikely to stop any of the planned mines in this area....
by Max Wilbert | Aug 12, 2023 | Reflection
This article was published in the Nevada Independent on August 12, 2023 Recent coverage of the Thacker Pass lithium mine in the Nevada press overlooks the controversy around this project. Lithium Americas Corporation (LAC) has faced four lawsuits, three protest camps,...
by Elisabeth Robson | Aug 7, 2023 | Reflection
To some, the undulating grey and brown fells of the sagebrush sea in the arid American West are dull and boring. Driving at 80mph along the highway, through mile after mile of sagebrush, often with little sign of life except the occasional black cow roasting in the...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Jun 10, 2023 | Reflection, Related Media
Lithium Americas Corporation (LAC), the company whose subsidiary Lithium Nevada Corporation (LNC) is currently destroying Thacker Pass by building a massive open-pit lithium mine, has another subsidiary Minera Exar SA, a joint venture of LAC, Ganfeng Lithium (a...
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