Thacker Pass Court Case Judge Rules In Favour Of Lithium Americas Mine Conservation groups filed an emergency motion in federal court feb. 21 asking the court to enjoin the development of the thacker pass lithium mine until their case can be heard on appeal at the ninth circuit court of appeals. Reno, nev. (ap) — a u.s. judge has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium mine planned in nevada, but denied opponents’ efforts to block it in a ruling the developer says clears the way for construction at the nation's largest known deposit of the rare metal widely used in rechargeable batteries.
Tribes Environmentalists Move To Block Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Winnemucca, nv — a judge has dismissed an “unjust enrichment” charge filed against seven people sued for protesting the thacker pass lithium mine in nevada, but allowed five other charges to move forward. A federal judge has once again ruled the thacker pass lithium mine can move forward. A joint venture between gm and lithium americas has received the green light to begin construction of the new thacker pass mine project in nevada. In a decision monday, the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals declined to vacate federal land managers’ approval of a lithium mine at thacker pass near the nevada oregon border, ruling that the u.s. government took a sufficiently “hard look” at the project’s impacts before approving it.
The Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Still In Court A joint venture between gm and lithium americas has received the green light to begin construction of the new thacker pass mine project in nevada. In a decision monday, the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals declined to vacate federal land managers’ approval of a lithium mine at thacker pass near the nevada oregon border, ruling that the u.s. government took a sufficiently “hard look” at the project’s impacts before approving it. U.s. district court judge miranda du’s courtroom was filled on wednesday with indigenous activists, environmentalists and employees for lithium nevada, the company developing the mine. company shareholders joined through a phone line. U.s. judge miranda du in reno cited the 9th circuit ruling in concluding last month that blm acted illegally when it approved lithium americas’ thacker pass mine near the nevada oregon line. but unlike hicks or the appellate court, du stopped short of vacating blm’s approval of the project. A federal judge in reno is expected to rule in the next two months whether lithium americas corp’s thacker pass lithium mining project in northern nevada can proceed without further environmental reviews and consultations with indigenous communities. A federal judge in nevada on monday upheld the federal government’s approval of the largest proposed lithium mine in the nation, dismissing arguments that the thacker pass project would.