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Burns Paiute Tribe fights lithium mining at McDermitt Caldera

Original: Last spring I worked with the Burns Paiute Tribe to document the importance of the McDermitt Caldera. It has lithium, so

A writer who collaborated with the Burns Paiute Tribe last spring to document the significance of the McDermitt Caldera says a corporation wants to mine the site for its lithium deposits. The caldera, on the Oregon-Nevada border, is home to threatened and endangered species and is a site of place-specific Tribal activities. The account describes the push to develop it as a threat to both the ecosystem and Tribal heritage.

Why now: The US lithium boom is putting Indigenous lands and habitats at odds with mining projects, drawing fresh attention to this site.

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• Last spring I worked with the Burns Paiute Tribe to document the importance of the McDermitt Caldera. It has lithium, so a corporation wants to destroy it. It's also home to multiple threatened and endangered species, the site of place-specific Tribal activities, and a climate… · independentpen@mas.to · 7

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