Tag #Lithium Mining

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Trump Administration Considers 10% Stake in Lithium Americas

The Trump administration is considering a significant equity stake in Lithium Americas, a Canadian lithium mining company, as part of a $2.2 billion loan for its Thacker Pass project in Nevada, aiming to bolster domestic lithium production and reduce reliance on China.

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Winsome Resources Races to Save Defunct Quebec Diamond Mine from Demolition

Winsome Resources Ltd., an Australian mining company, is attempting to repurpose the bankrupt Stornoway Diamond's Renard mine in Quebec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region into a lithium processing facility, facing a deadline to secure a deal before the mine's demolition.

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Unequal Costs of Green Energy: Monteleone's Critical Minerals Exhibition

Davide Monteleone's "Critical Minerals – Geography of Energy" exhibition reveals the harsh realities of cobalt and lithium mining in Congo and Chile, exposing the environmental destruction and exploitative labor practices that fuel the green energy transition in wealthier nations.

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Lithium Mine Threatens Portuguese Village, Exposing Green Energy Trade-offs

Residents of Covas do Barroso, Portugal, are protesting a planned lithium mine that threatens their village's unique agricultural heritage and way of life, highlighting the conflict between Europe's green energy transition and local community concerns.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Argentine Indigenous Communities Protest Lithium Mining, Citing Lack of Consent

Indigenous communities in Jujuy, Catamarca, and Mendoza, Argentina, are protesting lithium mining projects, alleging the absence of free, prior, and informed consent, despite government claims otherwise; they highlight environmental damage and broken promises, emphasizing the threat to their traditi...

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Chariot Corporation Rejiggers Black Mountain Lithium Acquisition Terms

Chariot Corporation amended its Black Mountain Lithium acquisition, extending payments until September 2026 and offering 2 million shares instead of US$1.45 million, to ease financial strain while pursuing fast-track development of its Wyoming lithium project.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Lithium Mining in Serbia: Political Impasse Halts Project

Strong public opposition in Serbia, fueled by concerns about environmental damage and perceived exploitation by foreign interests, has rendered the lithium mining project politically unfeasible, despite its potential economic benefits for the country and reduced dependence on China for the EU.

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Bolivian Lithium Project Threatens Indigenous Water Supply

In Bolivia's Nor Lípez province, indigenous communities are protesting the government's lithium mining project due to water scarcity concerns, after losing a lawsuit challenging the lack of prior consultation; the project, planned to produce 64,000 tons of lithium annually, needs 47.5 million cubic ...

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Hualapai Tribe Lawsuit Highlights Green Transition's Human Rights Concerns

The Hualapai tribe in Arizona is suing the US Bureau of Land Management for approving lithium mining near their sacred hot spring, H'a'Kamwe', highlighting growing concerns about human rights and environmental abuses in the green energy transition; a federal judge temporarily halted drilling.

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Green Transition's Dark Side: Community Resistance in Grünheide and Jadar

Local communities in Grünheide, Germany, and Serbia's Jadar River valley are resisting Tesla's Gigafactory and a planned lithium mine, respectively, exposing the environmental and social costs of the green energy transition; while Tesla promised 40,000 jobs, only around 10,000 have materialized, wit...

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Chile's Lithium Mining Strategy Exacerbates Water Scarcity in Atacama Desert

Chile's lithium mining strategy in the Atacama Desert, prioritizing economic gains over environmental protection, exacerbates water scarcity, causes land subsidence, and intensifies water conflicts; the government's insufficient protection of salares, coupled with brine's high evaporation rate, pose...

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Chariot Corporation Secures \$2 Million Convertible Note for US and Australian Lithium Projects

Chariot Corporation secured a \$2 million convertible note facility from Obsidian Global to fund its US and Australian lithium projects, prioritizing its Black Mountain Wyoming operation for a rapid, small-scale mine to supply nearby refineries, while also pursuing exploration in Western Australia.

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