Would you like to express yourself to the Bureau of Land Management regarding further lithium exploration in the McDermitt Caldera? Public comment workshops will be held in and around McDermitt on Wednesday April 16th and Thursday April 17th. Join us to learn more about what’s happening and how you can make your voice heard! If you are ready to comment now click here.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently published it’s environmental assessment for proposed lithium exploration within the McDermitt Caldera by an Australian company known as Jindalee Resources and its subsidiary, HiTech Minerals. The BLM’s notification only gives the public until Monday March 31, 2025 to read and respond to the 103 page document. As a result, we need our supporters to submit public comments to the Bureau of Land Management ASAP. Let the BLM know why you oppose lithium exploration and mining in the McDermitt Caldera. Whether your concerns are for humans, wildlife, water, air, land, traffic, culture, etc. click the link below and make your voice heard.
Update: The comment period has been extended until 4:30pm Pacific Time on Friday April 25th.
The landscapes of the McDermitt Caldera are all significant to Native American Tribes. This is especially true for the Fort McDermitt Paiute, Shoshone, and Bannock. The Caldera holds many first foods, medicines, and hunting grounds for tribal people both past and present. The global search for lithium has become a form of ‘green’ colonialism. The people most connected to the land suffer while those severed from it benefit.
It’s time to write the Bureau of Land Management and let them know why you oppose lithium exploration in the Mcdermitt Caldera. Feel free to use the information shared in this post. At the same time, remember to make your comments your own, include your personal connections to the McDermitt Caldera. To submit your comment to the BLM via email copy and paste the following address: BLM_OR_VL_LithiumHiTech@blm.gov
