Federal land managers gave their final approval Thursday for a massive lithium-boron mine in Southern Nevada, becoming the first domestic lithium project to get full regulatory approval under the Biden Administration.

Ioneer’s proposed Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine and processing plant is entwined with the fate of an endangered wildflower.

Ioneer Ltd has received the final federal permit for its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project from the Bureau of Land Manageme

The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday gave final approval to Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by President Joe Biden's administration and one that will become a key supplier to Ford and other electric vehicle manufacturers.

Ioneer received final federal approval for a lithium mining project in rural Nevada, part of the Biden administration’s effort to boost domestic production of a mineral critical for electric vehicle batteries.

Nevada lithium mine wins final federal approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower.

The Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval Thursday to the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron mining project in Nevada, a project that proponents hope will help meet the high demand of critical minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries and wrest market control from China.