Nevada governor tours controversial Thacker Pass lithium mine project

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo toured the controversial Thacker Pass lithium mine project on Friday. The governor's office revealed Saturday that Lombardo visited the project north of Winnemucca in Humboldt County, calling it one of the most significant energy and critical minerals developments in the U.S. In a statement, Lombardo said he expects Thacker Pass, developed by Lithium Americas in partnership with General Motors, to bring economic development to Nevada and support jobs and local businesses. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/nevada... _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3Las... Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:    / news3lasvegas   News 3 Las Vegas on X:   / news3lv   News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram:   / news3lv   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: [email protected]  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.