Roundup: U.S. largest lithium mining project draws strong protests from environmental groups

LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of U.S. state of Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the United States, has drawn concerns and protests from environmental groups as well as Native American tribes.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block construction of the largest lithium mine in the country, despite strong resistance from Nevada conservationists and tribes who claimed the government illegally approved it in a rush to produce raw materials for electric vehicle batteries.