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Starting Monday, Aug. 17, a dozen massive superloads carrying crystallizer components will begin a historic, nearly 600-mile trek from Plymouth, Utah to Thacker Pass along U.S. Route 50, closing out more than a year of transportation planning. One of several crystallizers manufactured by Great Basin Industrial (GBI), a fabricator based in Plymouth, Utah, is ready for its journey to Thacker Pass. Starting Monday, Aug. 17, drivers across Nevada and Utah may spot something unusual on U.S. Route 50: a series of a dozen massive superloads carrying crystallizer components bound for Thacker Pass. Over the next several weeks, 12 of these oversized shipments will make their way from Utah, across the Nevada desert, closing out a nearly 600-mile transportation planning effort that's been more than a year in the making. These crystallizers are being manufactured by Great Basin Industrial (GBI) , a fabricator based in Plymouth, Utah. Lithium Americas is proud to strengthen domestic partnerships

At Thacker Pass, every story matters. Our Faces of Thacker Pass features aim to share the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, their diverse roles and the vital part they play in advancing our project. Twin Paths to Thacker Pass: Noah and Parker Glenn spend a summer learning together Twice the perspective: Parker (left) and Noah Glenn (right) bring their shared summer at Thacker Pass full circle in front of the CCD thickener tanks. For twin brothers Noah and Parker Glenn, this summer at Thacker Pass has been a rare opportunity to learn the business of building, together, at the largest lithium project in North America. Noah, a junior studying finance, and Parker, a junior studying business management, both attend the University of Arizona. They joined Bechtel’s team as a Project Controls Intern and Project Controls Engineering Intern respectively based at Thacker Pass in June. The experience in the Project Controls department gave them a front-row seat to the planning, cost

At Thacker Pass, every story matters. Our Faces of Thacker Pass features aim to share the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, their diverse roles and the vital part they play in advancing our project. Roshawn S. is a pipefitter by trade who is now working on Craft-Based Safety at Thacker Pass. His main job is to connect with craft professionals to encourage safe behaviors and draw out their best safety practices from being closest to the work. This is his second Bechtel project during a long career as a pipefitter and foreman, working on construction sites in Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, and the southwest. He has moved to Winnemucca for the job along with his wife and four dogs. We also learned about one of his first jobs, working for a certain, very well-known mouse. Where are you from? I was born in Anaheim in Southern California. There's a technique to observing safety behaviors in a way that people receive them in the right way

Members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Indian Reservation celebrate completion of the Process Plant Fundamentals Training course at Great Basin College in Winnemucca. Lithium Americas is proud to invest in local workforce development as we advance Thacker Pass. Members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Indian Reservation participate in the Process Plant Fundamentals Training course at Great Basin College in Winnemucca. When Lithium Americas opened registration for a second session of our Process Plant Fundamentals Training, the response was immediate. All 16 spots, open to members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Indian Reservation filled within a week, with several interested Tribal members on the waitlist for the next opportunity. The Tribal training opportunities are a part of Lithium Americas’ Community

The first superload shipments made the journey from CarWil's fabrication facility in Winnemucca to Thacker Pass in January. Regular shipments resume May 11, with approximately 100 pipe rack modules scheduled to make the trip between May and August. If you've ever watched a massive piece of industrial equipment roll slowly down a highway, flanked by escort vehicles with flashing lights, you know it's a sight worth stopping for. Construction at Thacker Pass in Humboldt County, Nevada is entering its peak activity between now and the end of 2026, marked by increased frequency of deliveries of large pieces of equipment . Specialized vendors are completing fabrication, and plant construction has progressed to allow installation of large vessels, transformers, cooling towers, conveyor belts and chemical processing equipment as well as infrastructure that was built off-site, such as pipe racks. These are the massive steel and pipe frameworks that will carry fluids through a processing plant.

How Thacker Pass Gets Built, featuring Jensen Infrastructure From Reno to Thacker Pass, a local contractor is helping build one of America's most significant critical minerals projects. Thacker Pass tank foundations with precast elements provided by Jensen. At Lithium Americas, our commitment to northern Nevada goes beyond our Thacker Pass boundaries. We actively seek out local contractors, suppliers and service providers who bring expertise, accountability and community ties to the table. Headquartered in Reno, Jensen Infrastructure is a contractor manufacturing and delivering precast concrete components for Thacker Pass. As Jensen showcases their work to engineers and contractors around the region, we're glad to see Thacker Pass represented in that story. A Reno Company, Built for Big Projects Jensen Infrastructure (formerly Jensen Precast) has been part of the western construction landscape for more than 50 years, growing from a family-owned precast concrete manufacturer into a

At Thacker Pass, every story matters. Our Faces of Thacker Pass features aim to share the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, their diverse roles and the vital part they play in advancing our project.

The "Nevada Mining, Then and Now" exhibit now has a permanent home at the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum in Virginia City which makes for the perfect setting for a display that traces the state's mining heritage from the Comstock era, to today’s lithium deposits shaping Nevada's future. At the heart of Lithium Americas' contribution: a sample of lithium ore sourced directly from Thacker Pass (left), and processed lithium carbonate (right) produced at the company's Technical Development Center in Reno. Built in 1876 to serve the children of Comstock-era miners, the Historic Fourth Ward School, a National Historic Landmark, is one of Nevada's most iconic landmarks. It now serves as a fitting home that tells the stories of mining's past, present, and future through exhibits like "Nevada Mining, Then and Now," where lithium from Thacker Pass now stands alongside the minerals that made Nevada the Silver State. Nevada's mining story is one of transformation, from the silver veins of the

At Thacker Pass, every story matters. Our Faces of Thacker Pass features aim to share the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, their diverse roles and the vital part they play in advancing our project. Left: Sarah W, Ironworker Foreperson. Right: Sarah and her crew are pictured working on the Thacker Pass Filter Building. Sarah W. is an ironworker foreperson at Thacker Pass. She was named Foreperson of the Month in Dec 2025. She’s been an Ironworker for 17 years and has worked on major projects in San Diego and Seattle, including an Amazon facility in Seattle, known as The Spheres. There are several types of ironworkers. Structural ironworkers move and install large girders and beams on bridges and building frames. Ornamental ironworkers install pre-constructed materials on elevators, stairways and balconies. Reinforcing ironworkers strengthen the concrete in walls, piers and roads. To learn more about ironworkers, other trades and apprenticeship programs, visit

Lithium Americas was pleased to host DOE EDF representatives at Thacker Pass in early March, a visit that reflects a strong partnership at work. The United States needs lithium, and Thacker Pass has it. Located in Humboldt County, Nevada, Thacker Pass is the largest known measured and indicated lithium resource in North America. For a country working to build a domestic supply chain and reduce dependence on foreign sources for critical minerals, that matters enormously. It's why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is the primary lender for Thacker Pass. In October 2025, Lithium Americas (LAC) received the first drawdown of $435 million from a $2.23 billion loan through the DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) program , one of the largest federal investments in domestic critical mineral production in U.S. history. The loan reflects the DOE's confidence that Thacker Pass will enable a domestic lithium supply chain, provide essential economic

At Thacker Pass, every story matters. Our Faces of Thacker Pass features aim to share the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, their diverse roles, and the vital part they play in advancing our project. Frank S. is a journeyman laborer at Thacker Pass and was the project's Employee of the Month for December 2025. At the time of catching up with him, Frank had a perfect attendance streak of 206 working days without an absence and counting (not counting his weekends and/or designated days and holidays off of work). We discovered how he got his nickname, his early connection to Bechtel and his world-class skills in a very niche sport. Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in San Francisco, California. How did you become a Laborer? I drove a truck for 34 years and applied to be a water truck driver for a solar project around Battle Mountain. I didn't know it was a union job and this was during the pandemic, so I couldn't get my paperwork done in time.

Sawtooth Mining representatives, Ryan Krebs, Operations Manager, and Jackie Spence, Human Resources Generalist, joined Great Basin College faculty and Diesel Technology students in Winnemucca to celebrate a $7,500 donation that will put industry-grade diagnostic tools directly in students' hands Investing in Nevada's Future: Sawtooth Mining's $7,500 Gift Powers the Next Generation of Skilled Workers at Great Basin College Building Nevada’s mining future starts in the classroom today. In Humboldt County, Great Basin College (GBC) is helping to develop the future workforce with skills that we need to build Thacker Pass. Sawtooth Mining, LLC , the mining partner at Thacker Pass, recently donated $7,500 to GBC to purchase specialized diesel diagnostic equipment for their newly expanded Diesel Technology program in Winnemucca. It's a gift that reflects the shared belief that the future of Thacker Pass is driven by a commitment to hire locally where possible. “These are precision tools that

Left: Target Hospitality cleaning staff cleaning the gym, plus communal spaces such as the cafeteria, gym and recreation rooms. Right: The Diversified Transportation motorcoach buses are cleaned twice daily, with several scheduled deep cleanings during the year, overseen by Hines Facilities. Behind the construction crews at Thacker Pass focused on building an industrial-scale lithium processing facility, is a crew of contractor companies and their workers dedicated to keeping hundreds of workers healthy and safe. There are now several hundred residents living at the Workforce Hub in Winnemucca who travel daily via Diversified Transportation's motorcoaches to and from Thacker Pass. Like everywhere else, winter in Humboldt County brings cold and flu season along with it. Keeping these environments clean helps to support workforce health. The contractor companies keeping our workforce safely housed, nourished and transported include Target Hospitality, the operator of the Workforce Hub,

Members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe celebrate completing the Process Plant Fundamentals Training course at Great Basin College in Winnemucca. Lithium Americas is proud to invest in local workforce development as we advance Thacker Pass. Abby Loya, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems Instructor at Great Basin College leads Process Plant Training participants through technical concepts that directly apply to operations at Thacker Pass. Abby Loya, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems Instructor at Great Basin College leads Process Plant Training participants through technical concepts that directly apply to operations at Thacker Pass. Recently, 16 members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe participated in a specialized Process Plant Fundamentals Training course. The one-week intensive course at the Great Basin College (GBC) Industrial Technical Center in Winnemucca was spearheaded by Maria Anderson, LAC’s Community Relations Director in