/tags/mining mining en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:54:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-17/environmentalists-warn-of-intent-to-sue-over-snail-species-living-near-nevada-lithium-mine Environmental groups are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a lithium mine near the Oregon-Nevada border. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:54:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-17/environmentalists-warn-of-intent-to-sue-over-snail-species-living-near-nevada-lithium-mine Scott Sonner/AP /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-04/company-scraps-lithium-project-in-oregons-alvord-desert An Australian company staked a massive lithium claim on the desert playa only to later find the land is off limits to mining. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:37:48 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-04/company-scraps-lithium-project-in-oregons-alvord-desert Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-05-11/a-new-oregon-mining-boom-could-be-a-bust-for-sage-grouse At least three companies have staked mining claims in some of the best remaining sage grouse habitat in Oregon. Thu, 12 May 2022 00:03:58 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-05-11/a-new-oregon-mining-boom-could-be-a-bust-for-sage-grouse Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-26/what-a-national-push-for-critical-minerals-could-mean-for-oregon The company exploring an Oregon lithium deposit is encouraged by efforts to bolster the U.S. critical minerals supply chain, but a mining pitch is still years away. Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:10:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-26/what-a-national-push-for-critical-minerals-could-mean-for-oregon Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-14/californias-energy-future-hinges-on-lithium-from-solar-panels-to-batteries-heres-what-we-know In the form of a lithium-ion battery, this mineral powers everything from solar panels to electric cars. So far, lithium used in the United States is imported from other countries that commercially extract it. But with interest in the mineral growing rapidly, that will soon change. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:29:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-14/californias-energy-future-hinges-on-lithium-from-solar-panels-to-batteries-heres-what-we-know Manola Secaira /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-12/sen-ron-wyden-pitches-bill-to-boost-us-production-of-lithium-and-other-minerals Oregon’s senior senator says the U.S. needs to source, refine and recycle more critical minerals like lithium domestically as the nation transitions off fossil fuels. Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:25:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-12/sen-ron-wyden-pitches-bill-to-boost-us-production-of-lithium-and-other-minerals Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-20/how-oregon-landed-a-lithium-bounty A supervolcano, a massive eruption and a lost lake left Oregon with what could be the largest known lithium deposit in the United States. Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:52:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-20/how-oregon-landed-a-lithium-bounty Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-12-02/australian-company-begins-drilling-for-lithium-in-oregon The project in southern Malheur County could eventually help supply a growing U.S. appetite for domestic lithium used to make batteries. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:23:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-12-02/australian-company-begins-drilling-for-lithium-in-oregon Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2020-11-25/army-corps-of-engineers-denies-permit-to-controversial-alaska-gold-mine Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area's economy and culture. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:03:29 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2020-11-25/army-corps-of-engineers-denies-permit-to-controversial-alaska-gold-mine Laurel Wamsley, Liz Ruskin /show/as-it-was/2019-12-18/as-it-was-first-settler-successfully-mines-trinity-river In 1848, the first pioneer settler in the Shasta region, Pearson B. Reading, successfully mined the Trinity River near Douglas City. News of his exploits… Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-12-18/as-it-was-first-settler-successfully-mines-trinity-river Gail Fiorini-Jenner