Canadian miner Lithium Americas has confirmed a favorable ruling from the U.S. District Court for the issuance of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Thacker Pass operation in Nevada. The ruling from February 6 largely affirms previous decisions following challenges by environmental and other groups for the Humboldt County operation. “The favorable ruling by the Federal Court confirms the…
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Bechtel awarded EPCM for Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas, developer of the Thacker Pass project in Nevada’s Lithium Valley, has selected Bechtel for the complex’s engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract while all await the project’s final regulatory Record of Decision. Lithium Americas President and CEO Jonathan Evans said the selection of Bechtel is a “significant milestone” in advancing the Orovada, Nev., mine toward production. The…
Read MoreLithium Americas opens technical development center
Lithium Americas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late July for its new Lithium Technical Development Center (LiTDC) in Reno, Nev., which was developed to demonstrate the chemical process designed for the miner’s Thacker Pass lithium project in an integrated process testing facility. The 30,000-square-foot LiTDC will support ongoing optimization work, confirm assumptions in the design and operational parameters, and provide…
Read MoreLithium Americas advances Thacker Pass project
With key state-level permits in hand, Lithium Americas said it can begin to advance its wholly owned Thacker Pass lithium project in northern Nevada toward construction.
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