A dispute over water could jeopardize ongoing construction of what will eventually be the world’s largest lithium mine. Lithium Americas Corporation filed an emergency motion Monday seeking ...

WINNEMUCCA — Lithium Americas is rolling forward with its Thacker Pass lithium project north of Winnemucca, pouring concrete, ...

Lithium Nevada faces cease and desist order for pumping water without permit at Thacker Pass. Cattle rancher Edward Bartell fought for water rights.

The huge caldera encompasses roughly 475 square miles, or 304,000 acres. Lithium America’s mining operations are on 18,000 acres, though mining operations are expected to disturb less than 7,000 total ...

Contemporaneously, Lithium Americas and General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM”) (together, the Thacker Pass joint venture (“JV”) partners (“JV Partners”)) announced the final investment ...

Thacker Pass is owned by a joint venture between Lithium Americas and General Motors, with Lithium Americas as the manager. Thacker Pass recently obtained a $2.26 billion loan from the U.S ...

Earlier in 2024, Lithium Americas announced that the U.S. Department of Energy would lend it up to $2.26 billion to build the Thacker Pass mine, marking one of Washington’s biggest investments ...

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource and reserve in the world. The company needs about 200 acre-feet of water per year during construction, which will continue through 2027.

WINNEMUCCA, Nev., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bechtel praised the final investment decision from Lithium Americas to begin work on its Thacker Pass lithium mine and processing facility in ...