In eastern Nevada, Rhyolite Ridge is the site of a battle that could have far-reaching consequences for the United States’ ...

The U.S. has some of the toughest environmental laws in the world and has been content to let other countries mine, and buy ...

While Nevada boasts bustling destinations like Las Vegas and underrated cities with less chaotic gambling scenes like Reno, ...

Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department's approval of ioneer ...

The project in Nevada is key to Biden's clean energy agenda, but the mining plan appears destined for a legal battle with ...

But Nevada's lithium source rocks, namely, rhyolite (the erupted form of granite), contain only trace amounts of lithium — not enough to economically mine directly. Here geologists are instead ...

which opponents say would threaten the survival of an endangered wildflower endemic to Nevada. In October, the U.S. Bureau of ...

Conservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an ...

“Ioneer has spent years diligently working with Esmeralda County, Nevada and federal regulatory authorities, the Fish Lake Valley community and tribal nations to sustainably develop our Rhyolite ...

Groundwater in Nevada is not well understood due to the ... s approval is “a milestone for the company,” adding that Rhyolite Ridge “is a very special mineral deposit” that is critical ...

Rosen praised the Energy Department for providing a conditional loan of $700 million for Rhyolite Ridge, saying it would help create well-paying jobs in her state. “Nevada’s mining sector is ...