Judge upholds BLM approval of Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A federal judge upheld the approval of a massive open-pit lithium-boron mine on public lands in Southern Nevada, dealing a final blow to legal challenges by conservation groups that say the mine would threaten the survival of an endangered wildflower and fish endemic to Nevada.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva ruled the Interior Department took a sufficiently “hard look” at the impacts of the mine on Tiehm’s buckwheat and Fish Lake Valley tui …

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