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.
Lithium Nevada Corp’s CEO explains the benefits of the Thacker Pass Lithium Project By Alexi Zawadzki
“America must lead the critical industries that produce and deploy clean technologies.” “Prioritize American workers.” “Together, we can seize the opportunity to drive prosperity, create jobs and build the clean energy economy of tomorrow.”
Joint resolutions would more than quintuple state taxes on mining in Nevada
The way mines are taxed in Nevada is enshrined in the State Constitution, and the Constitution is not easily revised, but any one of 3 joint resolutions passed during last summer’s second special session of the Nevada Legislature could ultimately change the way and rate at which mines are taxed in Nevada. One of the three resolutions would need to pass the current session of the Legislature and then win a popular vote in the 2022 elections to change the Constitution.
Lithium - Essential For Defense. Here's How To Profit
Most lithium research focuses on its uses for passenger and commercial EVs. That is only part of the story. Lithium and the other primary metals are increasingly being used to save lives in combat. But there is a problem with electric vehicles. They are road-worthy only as long as their batteries remain charged. Enter the 2nd piece of DoD's thinking about this critical issue: very small modular reactors (vSMRs,) already being built and tested in numerous nuclear laboratories.
Why The U.S. EV Industry Is Facing A Battery Shortage
CNBC 15 minute video on the expanding need for batteries in the US EV market.
Lithium Juniors, Are An EV Overlooked Treasure Trove
I’ve researched a host of different companies in the EV supply chain, and lithium in particular, but lithium juniors have always been the most appealing asset class for me. The companies have an appealing risk/reward that allows for tremendous upside as they near initial production at their respective projects. This article will aim to present the best value picks from a host of juniors, closing with stock picks containing varying risk levels aimed to best fit individual investment goals.
174 Billion Reasons To Invest In Lithium by Austin Craig
Great stocks like Lithium Americas (LAC) go on sale because humans (for the most part) engage in two practices. A) Avoiding risk due to fear and B) following the herd...... On the flip side, you can beat the herd (usually) if you do your homework and get in on something simmering before the masses awake.
A corporation wants to mine for gold near Death Valley. Native tribes are fighting it
Some things in common with the environmentalists claims at Thacker Pass. It isn't an exact copy, but it may have lessons for those watching the future environmentalist challenge in Humboldt County.
March 2021 Investor Presentation Slide Show
Lithium Americas Corporate Presentation, March 2021
Lawsuit complaint agaist BLM re: Thacker Pass Project. Filed by multiple organizations.
26 February 2021 complaint. Purported purpose of the filing: COMPLAINT FOR VACATUR, EQUITABLE, DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Defendant is US Dept of Interior, BLM and BLM District Manager
How Corporations Work to Undermine Grassroots Resistance, and How to Stop Them by Max Wilbert | Mar 4, 2021
For 50 days, the Protect Thacker Pass camp has stood here in the mountains of northern Nevada, on Northern Paiute territory, to defend the land against a strip mine. The Campaign to Protect Thacker Pass Disruption Tactics Used by Corporate Goon Squads How to Resist Against Surveillance and Repression