All bullshit. I live 15 miles east of Chimney Rock. I understand that there is a lithium deposit another 30 miles east from me near Kings Mountain which is 15-20 miles south of Charlotte. It makes this board look like dumbasses if it's full of rumours. I've been unloading planes at Rutherford County Airport this week. The problems I've encountered is govt incompetance. Private pilots from Texas to Michigan to northern Maine and all points in between were bringing in supplies at their own expense. I think it was Wed when we had around 130 planes. At times, we had one landing every 2-3 minutes. The shut us down around 12:30 for about 3 hrs while Biden landed in Asheville. It takes an hour to get there. 35-=0 miles as the crow flies. He didn't even know why he was there. What I hate most is them not allowing competant civilians to help get into remote areas to reach people.
"GASTON CO., N.C. (WBTV) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources has issued a mining permit for the Piedmont Lithium Carolinas, the department announced Tuesday.
The operation will cover 1,548 acres in Gaston County, of which 964 acres are bonded for disturbance.
The area is located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt and Battery Belt.
Piedmont announced in April that the permit would be approved."
All bullshit. I live 15 miles east of Chimney Rock. I understand that there is a lithium deposit another 30 miles east from me near Kings Mountain which is 15-20 miles south of Charlotte. It makes this board look like dumbasses if it's full of rumours. I've been unloading planes at Rutherford County Airport this week. The problems I've encountered is govt incompetance. Private pilots from Texas to Michigan to northern Maine and all points in between were bringing in supplies at their own expense. I think it was Wed when we had around 130 planes. At times, we had one landing every 2-3 minutes. The shut us down around 12:30 for about 3 hrs while Biden landed in Asheville. It takes an hour to get there. 35-=0 miles as the crow flies. He didn't even know why he was there. What I hate most is them not allowing competant civilians to help get into remote areas to reach people.
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/05/07/mining-permit-granted-controversial-carolina-lithium-project/
"GASTON CO., N.C. (WBTV) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources has issued a mining permit for the Piedmont Lithium Carolinas, the department announced Tuesday.
The operation will cover 1,548 acres in Gaston County, of which 964 acres are bonded for disturbance.
The area is located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt and Battery Belt.
Piedmont announced in April that the permit would be approved."