Nevada to become home to $650M GM-sponsored lithium mine

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

⛏️ Nevada to become home to $650M GM-sponsored lithium mine.

General Motors is investing a whopping $650M into Canada-based Lithium Americas and creating a partnership to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada. The Thacker Pass mine would become the third-largest lithium mine source on a global scale and assist GM to meet its EV goals. Local Native American tribes and other environmental groups have made several attempts to block the project development.

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