U.S. judge set to rule on Native American request to block Nevada mine
August 27, 2021
8:49 PM CDT
Last Updated a day ago
By Ernest Scheyder
2 minute read
Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge said on Friday she will rule by Sept. 3 on whether to grant a request from Native Americans to temporarily block Lithium Americas Corp (LAC.TO) from excavating its Nevada mine site, which would become one of the country's biggest sources of the electric-vehicle battery metal.
A ruling for the Native Americans could signal the court may block the entire project, which was approved by the outgoing Trump administration in January.
Chief Judge Miranda Du of the federal court in Reno, Nevada, held a Friday hearing to determine whether archaeological digging at the Thacker Pass site should be blocked while she considers the broader question of whether approval should have been granted in the first place.
Tribal members say the mine would disturb ground that contains ancestral bones. The digging itself is required by federal statute to determine whether the land holds any historical artifacts.
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