Feds look to fast-track lithium mining exploration in McDermitt Caldera in SE Oregon
The federal government is giving the public scant time to respond to a proposal that would allow an Australian company to ...
The Express Tribune7d
US sets sights on $1.5 trillion lithium find in McDermitt Caldera's record deposit
A renewed geological assessment of the ancient McDermitt Caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border has confirmed the site holds ...
The Mirror US on MSN5d
US sets sights on extraordinary $1.5 trillion lithium find in two states
Lithium has become an even greater focal point in discussions about renewable energy and electric vehicles, and the US could ...
Oregon Public Broadcasting6d
BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order
A proposed Southeast Oregon mine’s been under review for three years. Now the Trump administration is giving people four days ...
OPB3d
Lithium project in southeastern Oregon gets public input extension
The region’s famed McDermitt Caldera — formed by an ancient supervolcano — is thought to have some of the highest concentrations of lithium in the United States. Nevada already has paved the ...
Argus Observer3d
Bureau of Land Management extends public comment period for lithium mine
The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period for proposed lithium exploration project in the McDermitt Caldera near Nevada in Malheur County, Oregon. If ...
Elko Daily Free Press7d
BLM gives 5 days for public comment on lithium project exploration
Jindalee Lithium says its McDermitt Lithium Project in Oregon north of Winnemucca is similar in size and scale to the Thacker ...
Opinion
Argus Observer5dOpinion
Trump Administration slaps communities with an unprecedented 5-day comment period on expansive mining exploration project
On March 26, the Trump administration proposed to allow exploration for a massive new mine in the McDermitt Caldera in southeastern Oregon. Anticipated drilling, road building and other infrastructure ...
KTVZ5d
BLM seeking public comment for Southeastern Oregon lithium-drilling project
On Monday, March 31st, the public comment period for a lithium-drilling project in Vale, Oregon (Malheur County) will close. The McDermitt Lithium Exploration Project has been in the works since 2023.