The site of the proposed lithium mine, Thacker Pass, is known by Paiutes a “Peehee Mu’huh,” aka, “rotten moon.” The area is on sacred tribal land near the Oregon border and was a site of a massacre of …The site of the proposed lithium mine, Thacker Pass, is known by Paiutes a “Peehee Mu’huh,” aka, “rotten moon.” The area is on sacred tribal land near the Oregon border and was a site of a massacre of …