The Biden administration on Thursday published a key environmental report for ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last step needed before approving what would become one of the largest U.

Ioneer (IONR) stock surges as Biden administration moves closer to approving Nevada lithium mine, potentially powering 370K electric vehicles annually.

The Biden administration on Thursday published an environmental report for ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last step needed before the mine can be approved. The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a final environmental impact statement that sets in motion a review period of at least 30 days before a record of decision - essentially a mine's permit - can be issued.

Approving the new project will significantly increase domestic lithium supply amid a push toward greater self-reliance in the critical minerals supply chain.

Government agency has cleared one of the final regulatory hurdles for ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium project.

Elements in the soil of the Silver Peak range nurture a buckwheat that grows nowhere else in the world, but could also radically increase U.S. production of a mineral critical to the energy transition.