Thacker Pass lithium deposit

The Thacker Pass lithium deposit, previously called the Kings Valley lithium deposit, is a lithium clay mining development project located in Humboldt County, Nevada.[2][3] The project is located 21 miles (34 km) west-northwest of Orovada, Nevada within the McDermitt Caldera.[4][5]

Thacker Pass Lithium Project
Location
Thacker Pass lithium
Nevada
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°42′30″N 118°03′43″W[1]
Production
ProductsLithium
Owner
CompanyLithium Americas Corp.
WebsiteThacker Pass website

The Thacker Pass lithium project has Proven and Probable Reserves of 179 million tonnes of lithium ore grading 0.33% lithium, being 3.14 million tonnes of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE).[6][7] As of 2017, the Thacker Pass hectorite deposit was the most significant lithium-clay resource discovered in the U.S.[4]

In August 2019 Lithium Americas lodged a Plan of Operations for its proposed mining project with the Bureau of Land Management, the federal mining regulator.[8] In January 2020 the company announced the publication of a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Thacker Pass lithium project.[9]

References
  1. Final Environmental Assessment DOI-BLM-NV-W010-2013-0046-EA Western Lithium Corporation Kings Valley Clay Mine (Report). March 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. "Kings Valley". United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Global lithium resources" (PDF). uchile.cl. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  4. Bradley, Dwight C.; Stillings, Lisa L.; Jaskula, Brian W.; Munk, LeeAnn; McCauley, Andrew D. (2017). Lithium, Chapter K of Critical Mineral Resources of the United States—Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply (PDF) (Report). United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Public Input Sought for Clay Mine". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 2, 2014.
  6. Fourie, Louis F.; Peldiak, Daniel (1 May 2018). "Independent Technical Report for the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Burnaby, BC: Advisian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. Ehsani, Reza; Fourie, Louis; Hutson, Andrew; Peldiak, Daniel; Spiering, Rob (1 August 2018). "Technical Report on the PreFeasibility Study for the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA" (pdf). Lithium Americas. Burnaby, BC: Advisian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. Cook, Michelle (10 October 2019). "$1.3 billion lithium mining project takes shape in rural Northern Nevada". The Humboldt Sun. Winnemucca, NV. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. Cook, Michelle (31 January 2020). "$1.3 billion Lithium Nevada project on track for 2020 milestones". Nevada News Group. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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