Native American tribe concerns over impact of U.S. largest lithium mine on culture heritage

STORY: Native American tribe concerns over impact of U.S. largest lithium mine on culture heritage DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of Nevada 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MYRON SMART, Descendant of Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DORANDA HINKEY, Member of People of Red Mountain STORYLINE: Standing on the entrance of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the United States, Myron Smart, a Native American tribe member, expressed his great concern over the harm the mine would bring to his homeland and culture. "Thacker Pass is sacred to our people. Some of our ancestors were massacred in Thacker Pass," the 59-year-old Native American told Xinhua, pointing to the direction where the massacre happened in 1865. The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine has drawn strong resistance

U.S.-NEVADA-LITHIUM MINING PROJECT-RESISTANCE

U.S.-NEVADA-LITHIUM MINING PROJECT-RESISTANCE

(220708) -- NEVADA, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Doranda Hinkey, a member of People of Red Mountain, talks with Xinhua in an interview in Humboldt County, Nevada, the United States, on July 2, 2022. The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of U.S. state of Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the United States, has drawn concerns and protests from environmental groups, Native American tribes and local ranchers. TO GO WITH "Roundup: U.S. largest lithium mining project faces strong resistance" (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S. largest lithium mining project faces strong resistance

STORY: U.S. largest lithium mining project faces strong resistance DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: HOUSTON, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mine site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN HADDER, Director of Great Basin Resource Watch 3. SOUNDBITE (English): DORANDA HINKEY, Member of People of Red Mountain STORYLINE: The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north U.S. state of Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the United States, has drawn concerns and protests from environmental groups, Native American tribes and local ranchers. The proposed lithium clay mining development project, one of the largest in the world, is located in Humboldt County, about 25 miles from the Nevada-Oregon border. The mine is designed to cover 9 square miles of public land and operate on one of the largest lithium deposits in the country, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Using ore crushing, acid leaching and processing methods, the mine aims