With an environmental impact statement (EIS) set to be released this month for Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge project, the company is focused on next steps.
The draft EIS from the Bureau Of Land Management will be available for public comment beginning Friday, 19 April.
Ioneer Ltd is an emerging lithium–boron producer and the 100% owner of the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project located in Nevada, USA.
"The pending release of this draft EIS is the first to be issued from the Biden Administration as part of its efforts to accelerate domestic lithium production," wrote the company in a news release. "It is the result of years of effective collaboration between Ioneer and federal, state and local agencies and Tribal Nations. It marks a key milestone in the environmental permitting review process for the proposed greenfield project in Esmeralda County, Nevada, set to inject a critical supply of integral transition materials into the U.S. EV battery production supply chain."
Ioneer forecast that the BLM will release a record of decision in 2024. The company will also make a final investment decision by year end. Anticipated commercial production is 2027.
