Thacker Pass Finishes Its First Phase
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.2 yearsLithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Phase 1 in "late 2027", with the production ramp following in 2028. Only a half-year is given, so the pin takes the last day of 2027.[1]
Lithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Thacker Pass Phase 1 in late 2027, a 40,000-tonne-a-year lithium carbonate plant in northern Nevada.
