LITHIUM
Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has officially obtained a North Carolina state mining permit after posting a $1-million reclamation bond to develop an open-pit mine that would become one of the largest US sources of the key battery metal.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday mailed the 16-page permit to Piedmont after a nearly three-year review process for the controversial mine, according to regulatory filings. The permit was provisionally awarded last month, pending the bond payment.
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