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Lithium mining

Katie Fite

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Wildlands Defense

Company scraps lithium project in Oregon’s Alvord Desert

Bradley W. Parks

An Australian company staked a massive lithium claim on the desert playa only to later find the land is off limits to mining.
Bradley W. Parks

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OPB

A new Oregon mining boom could be a bust for sage grouse

Bradley W. Parks

At least three companies have staked mining claims in some of the best remaining sage grouse habitat in Oregon.