{"id":189557,"date":"2024-09-19T16:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/the-lithium-rhyolite-ridge-mine-project\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:09:26","slug":"the-lithium-rhyolite-ridge-mine-project","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/the-lithium-rhyolite-ridge-mine-project\/","title":{"rendered":"BLM advances Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine and its environmental impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bureau of Land Management(BLM<\/em>) is moving forward on the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine project<\/strong> in southern Nevada.\nWith the release of a final environmental impact analysis, the development of a source of lithium, a key mineral for the production of batteries in electric vehicles and other electronics applications. <\/p>\n\n

Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine<\/h2>\n\n

It is located in Tonopah, Nevada, with the potential for lithium production sufficient to power 370,000 electric vehicles<\/a> per year<\/strong>.\nThis initiative, aligned with the goals of the current U.S. administration, secures a supply of critical minerals needed for the U.S. clean energy economy.\nIf approved, the Rhyolite Ridge mine <\/strong>would generate more than $125 million in annual wages and provide employment for approximately 350 people during the operational phase. <\/p>\n\n

One of the highlights of the project is the BLM <\/strong>‘s collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<\/strong> to ensure the protection of endangered species, such as Tiehm’s buckwheat, a plant endemic to the area.<\/p>\n\n

The project design<\/strong> has been adjusted to minimize impacts on this“flower<\/em>“, including relocations and funding for its propagation.\nIn addition, we have worked closely with indigenous communities to assess the impacts on cultural and ecological resources in the region. <\/p>\n\n

Lithium is classified as“a mineral critical to the national and economic security of the United States<\/em>,” essential for the creation of electronic devices, energy storage and electric vehicles.\nThe Rhyolite Ridge project<\/strong> is part of federal efforts to streamline permitting of strategic projects to ensure U.S. leadership in the renewable energy industry. <\/p>\n\n

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The public review period will remain open until October, and a final decision on the project is expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":189500,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13060],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-189557","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-mining"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/189557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/189557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=189557"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=189557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}