Stop the Lithium Mining Project at Thacker Pass, Nevada
In May 2023, Indigenous Land Defenders had erected a Tipi and formed Ox Sam Camp at PeeHee Mu’huh (Thacker Pass) Nevada – the site of a proposed lithium operation owned by Lithium Americas Corp.
The Tipi was erected on a proposed water line set to feed the lithium development at the rate of 500,000 gallons for every ton of lithium processed.
The location of the proposed lithium operation, PeeHee Mu’huh, is traditional, unceded land of the Paiute and Shoshone.
Further Reading
Additional information and updates can be found at the Ox Sam Camp website. You can also follow Ox Sam Camp on Facebook (Ox Sam Camp), Twitter (@oxsamcamp)and Instagram (@oxsamcamp).
Inforamtion and updates can also be found at the Protect Thacker Pass website.
June 19, 2023: The website Biocentric with Max Wilbert discussed the lawsuit filed by Lithium Nevada Corporation against several people for opposing the Thacker Pass lithium mine.
June 7, 2023: The Ox Sam Camp website reported that Land Defenders were arrested and their camp raided after blocking an Excavator.
May 14, 2023: The Popular Resistance website posted an article about the Tipi that was erected at Thacker Pass.
Note: in 2021 GJEP sponsored a report on the impacts of lithium mining on the Atacama people in Chile
