Thacker Pass updates:
Sawtooth Mining, our mining partner/contractor who is performing most of the construction-related earthwork is continuing excavation of the process plant pad, which is over 90% complete.
Highmark Construction, our general fill earthworks contractor, is over 90% complete with general fill placement.
Malta Ready Mix, our concrete foundation contractor, is installing their concrete batch plant on site. As of this week, they have placed approximately 450 cubic yards (CY) for their temporary facilities. The first large concrete pour for the process plant area is scheduled for May 2025. Pictured above is the temporary batch plant which is in operation.
Ames Construction select fill processing plant, pictured above at site on Feb. 13, 2025 is in initial operations. Testing will follow to ensure quality meets engineering requirements.
The fill plant involves a collective of heavy machinery that transforms raw rock into optimal foundation material that meets project requirements to support a stable foundation for the plant facilities.
Pictured above, the crushed rock travels up conveyors to a three-deck screening system that sorts the material like a geological gold panner. The final step will be sending it through a cone crusher that works in harmony with a secondary screen. The result will be precisely sized structural fill that will provide the stable foundation needed for Thacker Pass’s future processing facilities.
Thacker Pass continues to be in regular communication with state and federal agencies regarding construction progress, and safety and environmental compliance.
Companies currently on site at Thacker Pass:
| Company: | Role: |
| 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 |
| Diversified Transportation | Employee transportation bus service, connecting Winnemucca to Thacker Pass |
Workforce Hub updates:
City of Winnemucca building inspections are ongoing. Sanbell Engineering, our civil engineering contractor, is inspecting concrete placement for foundations of the modules, as well as off-site water and sewer installations. Target Hospitality, the contractor selected for installation and operation of the Workforce Hub, is conducting pre-installation inspections on modules and assisting with final engineering to prepare for setting the modules in place.
This week, Target Hospitality announced their multi-year Workforce Hub contract advancing strategic diversification and regional network expansion. Read their announcement on PR Newswire, and Benzinga. Offsite utility construction activities are ongoing at Rim Rock Road.
There will be partial road closures in this area for a few weeks as Hunewill completes road work. 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 380 pre-cast foundations have been set. Placement of pre-cast foundations is nearly 30% complete.
Companies currently on site at the Workforce Hub:
| Company: | Role: |
| 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 |
| Diversified Transportation | Employee transportation bus service, connecting Winnemucca to Thacker Pass |
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