Piedmont Lithium

Most speakers at a public hearing in Gastonia on Monday night urged state environmental regulators to deny a permit for a lithium mine on about 1,500 acres in northern Gaston County. Their main concerns: air and water pollution and losing their quality of life.

North Carolina environmental officials have scheduled two public hearings this week — one in person and one virtual — on Piedmont Lithium's application for a lithium mining permit in Gaston County.

Gaston County commissioners on Tuesday night unanimously approved updates to the county development ordinance that allow new mining operations and spell out how they are regulated. The rules affect Piedmont Lithium, which wants to build an $840 million lithium mining and processing facility in northern Gaston County.

Public comments are due Thursday on Piedmont Lithium's application for a state permit to build a lithium mine and processing operation in northern Gaston County. The application details the company's mining plans.

Gaston County commissioners voted unanimously Friday to adopt a 60-day moratorium that would give them time to consider the impacts of a proposed lithium mine in the county.

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A proposed lithium mining and processing operation about 30 miles west of Charlotte in Gaston County got a chilly reception from a majority of Gaston County commissioners Tuesday night. That came amid concerns about potential environmental damage, traffic and — until now — a lack of information.

Piedmont Lithium, a company planning to mine and process lithium in Gaston County, will make its first public presentation about the project Tuesday night to the Gaston County Commission. The proposed operation has been in the works for five years, but now is facing opposition.

Plans to revive lithium mining in Gaston County got a big boost this week when electric car maker Tesla Inc. signed up as the first customer of…

A company hoping to mine lithium in northern Gaston County has received key state and federal permits for the project and plans to speed up development of…