Mining firms rush to develop U.S. lithium deposits, drawing support from Biden but pushback from conservationists

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Mining firms rush to develop U.S. lithium deposits, drawing support from Biden but pushback from conservationists
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A legal and political fight that is being waged on lands across the western United...

Calaway bought a stake in the company in 2017 and previously served as non-executive chairman of the Australian mining firm Oracobre, which has developed lithium mines in Argentina.

Calaway hopes to begin operating the mine and on-site processing facility in 2026, producing 24,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year – , putting another layer of oversight over the mine and requiring Ioneer to take extra caution in protecting the plant – Calaway said he was hiring an on-site biologist to care for the plants and help them propagate.

“Open-pit mines are by their very nature destructive,” said Patrick Donnelly, a director with the group. “I don’t doubt the mine will be built at some point. It’s the contours of it we’re going to be haggling over. It’s going to be a long time before any lithium comes out of Rhyolite Ridge.”The largest lithium mine in development now is the, which is owned by Canada’s Lithium Americas Corp. and aims to produce 80,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year.

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