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. The project is located west-northwest of Orovada, Nevada within the McDermitt Caldera.
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. As of 2017, the Thacker Pass hectorite deposit was the most significant lithium-clay resource discovered in the U.S.
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. 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.
