The country’s only fully operational lithium mine had an air pollution problem, Nevada regulators found. Until the state intervened and held a so-called “enforcement conference” on March 25, the ...

Esmeralda County has secured an agreement with lithium developer Ioneer that will bring the rural county at least $15 million ...

New work by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth’s resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles. Lithium is on a ...

The Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine will generate millions for Esmeralda County. But until then, Ioneer has announced an ...

Known as Silver Peak, the mine in rural Esmeralda County has operated since the mid-1960s and is still the nation’s only functional lithium mine despite a boom in popularity due to the mineral ...

The project would also severely damage water sources and sacred sites in the Silver Peak ... Ridge Mine is a flagrant violation of numerous environmental protection laws, and the integrity of these ...

Scientists have said Rhyolite Ridge Mine would drive the rare wildflower Tiehm ... colored blossoms that grows on just 10 acres of the boron- and lithium-rich soils of the Silver Peak Range in ...

ASX explorers are intensifying exploration efforts at silver, gold and lithium projects in Nevada as the US looks to boost local supply. The state currently accounts for nearly 80% of US gold ...