THACKER PASS UPDATES For Week Ending JANUARY 31, 2025
January 30, 2025
Thacker Pass is in regular communication with state and federal agencies regarding construction progress, and safety and environmental compliance
- Sawtooth Mining, our mining contractor who is performing most of the construction-related earthwork is continuing excavation of the process plant pad, which is currently over 85% complete
- Highmark Construction, our general fill earthworks contractor, is 65% complete with general fill placement
| About Select Fill: Ames’ Rock-Solid Process for Building a Sturdy Processing Plant Foundation Ames is orchestrating a carefully choreographed dance of heavy machinery to transform raw rock into the perfect foundation material. The process begins with a powerful CAT D8 Dozer to push raw stockpile rock material to a CAT 980 Loader, which will feed chunks to a vibrating grizzly hopper on the primary jaw crusher for the first phase of sizing. The jaw crusher will reduce oversized material making it smaller. This crushed material will then travel up conveyors to a three-deck screening system that sorts the material like a panner mining for gold. This material will then be conveyed to a secondary crushing plant where a cone crusher will work in harmony with a secondary screen. Ames is ensuring that the final product will be precisely sized structural fill that adheres to project requirements to support a stable foundation for the plant facilities. |
| Additional Bechtel and Lithium Americas personnel have mobilized to site, including the site managers, safety and environmental managers, construction engineers, construction management staff, and labor relations personnel. All are working together to ensure a safe working environment and high-quality construction execution. Thacker Pass is in regular communication with state and federal agencies regarding construction progress, and safety and environmental compliance |
| Companies currently on site at Thacker Pass: Lithium Americas Corp Primary owner of the Thacker Pass Project Sawtooth Mining Mining contractor performing most of the construction-related earthwork Bechtel Engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor Gamma Electric Electrical contractor Allied Universal Security Site security Hunt & Sons Fuel supply Desert Disposal Waste management GrayMar Environmental, Inc. Environmental field services Ruby Mountain Natural Spring Water Drinking water supplier Empire CAT Heavy equipment supplier and servicer Komatsu Equipment supplier and servicer NewFields Civil engineering: design, geotechnical analysis, quality assurance Black Eagle Geotechnical analysis to include soil and concrete testing to ensure quality work is performed. High Mark Construction General fill earthworks contractor Malta Ready Mix Concrete foundation contractor Ames Construction Select/structural fill processing Stoney Basin Road maintenance Hunewill Construction Aggregate supplier Sanbell Engineering Land surveying Piteau Associates Water monitoring |
| FOUNDATIONS FOR OUR WORKFORCE: HOUSING HUB TAKES SHAPE |
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| Workforce Hub updates: City of Winnemucca building inspections are ongoing. Sanbell Engineering, our civil engineering contractor, is inspecting soils compaction, and working on sewer installation as well as concrete placement. Target Hospitality, our contractor selected for installation and operation of the Workforce Hub, is conducting pre-installation inspections on modules to prepare for setting the modules in place. Progress on the foundation includes the following: Joy Engineering, our contractor for sewer, drainage and roadways is currently grading and generating structural fill. More than 156 pre-cast foundations have been set. 23 cast-in-place foundations have been placed. |
| Companies currently on site at the Workforce Hub: Lithium Americas Corp Owner of the Workforce Hub Bechtel Engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor Wood Group Structural engineer Sanbell Engineering Civil engineer Joy Engineering Installing onsite sewer improvements and roadways Brahma Group Concrete foundation contractor Jensen Pre-Cast Concrete foundation contractor Nevada Building Supply (NBS) Aggregate supplier, also supplying structural steel Humboldt Ready Mix Concrete foundation contractor Ruby Mountain Natural Spring Water Drinking water supplier Desert Disposal Waste management Civeo Vendor of the Workforce Hub modules Karve Builders Civeo’s contractor on site for module remediation ServiceMaster Assisting Karve with preparing the modules Target Hospitality Contractor selected for installation and operation of the Workforce Hub |
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