{"id":4814,"date":"2023-12-01T11:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:53:59","slug":"lithium-mine-in-nevada-natives-denounce-the-desecration-of-a-sacred-site-and-all-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/mine-de-lithium-au-nevada-des-autochtones-denoncent-la-profanation-dun-site-sacre-et-du-tout-electrique\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium mine in Nevada: Aboriginals denounce \"the desecration of a sacred site and all-electric power\"."},"content":{"rendered":"


Lithium is an essential metal in the manufacture of computers, smartphones and, above all, electric car batteries. Demand is exploding as sales of electric vehicles continue to rise (on average, a battery contains 10 kg of lithium). Australia is the world's leading producer, accounting for half of all lithium extracted. It is followed by Chile (25 %), China (16 %) and Argentina (7 %).
One of the largest lithium deposits in the United States has been discovered beneath the historic sites of the Paiute-Shoshone tribes in Nevada. The mining company Lithium Americas plans to exploit this deposit, which is estimated to have a net value of 5.7 billion dollars after tax. Native Americans, ranchers and indigenous people in the region have joined forces to oppose the project, which they describe as an aberration that will destroy a cultural site. They succeeded in delaying the work, which was due to start in 2021, and then set up camps to protect this unspoilt territory, only to be dislodged by the police last June. Unfortunately, the earthworks began in the summer of 2023.<\/p>

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