Australia-based ioneer Ltd said on Monday its application for a U.S. government loan has advanced

RENO, Nev.... --The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada wildflower it plans to list as endangered amid a conflict over a mine to produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles critical to the Biden administration's plans to combat climate change. The agency on Wednesday proposed designating critical habitat for Tiehm's buckwheat on a high-desert ridge near the California line halfway between Reno and Las Vegas.It's the only place in the world t

New and potential lithium mining and extracting projects are in various stages of development in Nevada, Maine, North Carolina and California.... Money also could help existing mines and other industrial sites produce valuable materials, the Pentagon said.... Barrasso urged Biden to “ stand up to mining opponents in his own party.” Arizona Rep....