Lithium sector needs $42 billion as pivot from China adds costs
The global lithium industry needs as much as $42 billion of investment by the end of the decade in order to meet demand for the crucial battery-making material, with attempts to build supply chains outside of China subject to much higher costs, according to a data and market-intelligence provider.
Proposed lithium mine in Nevada would damage ancestral lands, critics say
Boise State Public Radio News | By Chris Aadland Published April 15, 2022. This article is an extensive history of the opposing views regarding LAC's proposed Thacker Pass. It provides a balanced view of the opposing positions on the project and, in addition, shines a light on LAC's outreach proposals to the Native Americans
Federal judge rejects NV tribe’s attempt to join lithium mine suit Interior asks 9th Circuit to let mine proceed BY: JENIFFER SOLIS - MARCH 15, 2022
A Nevada federal judge on Friday rejected a legal effort by the Winnemucca Indian Colony to join a lawsuit attempting to stop a lithium mining project at Thacker Pass, a religiously and culturally significant area considered sacred to the tribe. Also last week, Department of Interior attorneys urged the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject tribal concerns and allow the mine developer to excavate as planned.
June 2021 Investor Slide Presentation for Lithium Americas
The Cauchari-Olaroz and the Thacker Pass Projects updated in a slide presentation by Lithium Americas
In the cost war, renewables are winning battles against fossil fuels — report
Utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind projects are, on average, able to produce power for less than the cheapest new fossil fuel-fired cost project. For offshore wind and CSP, costs will fall into the lower range for new fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Thacker Pass Concerned Citizens Group establishes goals, negotiation team
The Thacker Pass Concerned Citizens Group (TPCC) has established a purpose statement and list of goals in preparation for the negotiation process with Lithium Nevada Corp. (LNC) for the proposed Thacker Pass lithium project
Biden wants millions of electric vehicles on the roads. Can the power grid handle it?
“We have to recognize that the (electric) infrastructure in parts of this country has fallen behind that in many other parts of the world,” said Scott Hinson, chief technology officer at Pecan Street, an Austin, Texas-based energy research project.
National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries, 2021-2030
"This document outlines a national blueprint to guide investments in the urgent development of a domestic lithium-battery manufacturing value chain that creates equitable clean-energy manufacturing jobs in America, building a clean-energy economy and helping to mitigate climate change impacts. "
Canada, Australia may have to help America achieve the electrification dream
Canada and Australia could be the top destinations where US president Joe Biden would look for battery metals for his recently announced EV plan, an analysis by Adamas Intelligence suggests. Biden said that he plans to look abroad for most supplies of EV metals and focus on domestic processing into battery parts.
Lithium Americas: Return Of The Lithium Jedi
Seeking Alpha article regarding the legal case pending on Thacker Pass declares: "We explore in detail the so-called legal delays at the project by breaking down the legal cases for the masses."
Fast charging aluminum ion batteries being developed in Australia
An alliance between Graphene Manufacturing Group (TSX-V: GMG) and The University of Queensland is developing more sustainable graphene aluminum-ion batteries with a life up to three times greater than lithium-ion and with the ability to charge 70 times faster.
Battery recycling firm to expand operations in Nevada
“Nevada is the only state in our nation that is both mining critical materials and manufacturing the lithium-ion batteries that are building the world’s electric vehicles and clean energy technologies,” Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak said. “And now Nevada is making this process even more sustainable by supporting cutting edge companies like Redwood Materials.”
Environmental Regulation of Nevada's Mining Industry by Jim Butler, Esq.
A 2013 Article from Nevada Lawyer by the Nevada Bar Association. Attorney Jim Butler, the author, is a past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Mining Committee.