The news release says it’s now authorized to operate on 8,058 total acres, including 1,601 public acres.
Table 1-3 of the Final EIS says there are no Herd Management Areas within the Plan of Operations boundary, but Figure 1-2, in combination with the ArcGIS Viewer, shows that it extends into Paymaster.
The mine, the only one producing lithium in the United States, is a few miles west of Alkali Hot Springs, a source of water for wild horses and burros.
The EIS can be found in the project folder with other planning documents.
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