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North Carolina regulators have approved a state mining permit for Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium to develop one of the largest US sources of the key electric vehicle battery metal, Piedmont said on Monday.
The go-ahead for the 500-foot-deep mine comes despite widespread opposition from neighbors worried about water, noise pollution and other potential problems. Piedmont agreed to a deal with Tesla last year to supply spodumene concentrate, a key raw material for making batteries, to the auto giant through 2025, with an option to renew it for another three years.State officials are also requiring the company to conduct regular water quality and water table levels tests, and to line a waste storage pit with a synthetic liner, a departure from the typical requirement for an earthen liner.
Importantly though, Piedmont must also receive a zoning variance from officials in Gaston County, where the project has been opposed by some county commissioners.
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