Drilling expected to start soon at new Nevada lithium mine

(The Center Square) – Nevada’s lithium boom continued to ramp up this week, with one Nye County mine declaring that exploratory drilling would begin within the month.

The announcement by Desert Minerals is yet another step toward the state’s mining future. It comes shortly after Gov. Joe Lombardo’s most recent visit to another lithium mine, where the Republican touted the industry as “responsible development” for the state.

“With final permitting milestones achieved and drilling preparations now well advanced, we’re excited to be moving into the next phase at Scotty as drilling gets underway,” said Desert Minerals Executive Chairman Peretz Schapiro in a news release. “This program is a critical step toward advancing the project toward a maiden Mineral Resource estimate and testing the scale and continuity of lithium mineralization we see across the basin.”

Desert Minerals’ exploratory drilling comes after it cleared its Notice of ...