U.S. judge orders fresh review for Thacker Pass lithium project


An employee stands outside an Albemarle Lithium production facility in Silver Peak Nevada U.S. October 6 2022. REUTERSCarlos Barria

An employee stands outside an Albemarle Lithium production facility in Silver Peak, Nevada, U.S. October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday ordered regulators to reconsider part of the permit approving Lithium Americas Corp's Thacker Pass lithium mine project in Nevada, though the mixed ruling rejected claims that the project would cause unnecessary harm to the environment or wildlife.

The proposed mine would be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries and a key pillar in President Joe Biden's efforts to wean his country off Chinese supplies of the metal.

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