Status
Under construction: Under construction
Product: Lithium carbonate. Capacity: 40 kt/yr (Phase 1 nameplate, lithium carbonate).
Largest US lithium project; mine plus carbonate plant in Humboldt County.
Customers and offtakers: GM.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Lithium Americas |
| Plant | Thacker Pass |
| City | Orovada |
| State or province | Nevada |
| Country | USA |
| Stage | chemical |
| Chemistry or product | Lithium carbonate |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 40 |
| Capacity basis | Phase 1 nameplate, lithium carbonate |
| Status | under construction |
| Status note | Under construction; GM is a partner; US government took an equity stake in 2025 |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2027 |
| Customers and offtakers | GM |
| Feedstock | Claystone (sedimentary) |
| Metal inputs | Li |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: lithiumamericas.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
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|---|---|---|
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| Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Elyria Battery Materials Plant (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Direct Lithium Extraction pilot (International Battery Metals) | USA | operational |
| Mountain View LFP/LMFP Line (Mitra Chem) | USA | operational |
| Bessemer City Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Arcadium Lithium, formerly Livent)) | USA | operational |
| Robstown Lithium Refinery (Tesla) | USA | ramping |
| Clarksville Cathode Plant (LG Chem) | USA | under construction |
| Kings Mountain Lithium (Albemarle) | USA | announced |
| Hell's Kitchen (Controlled Thermal Resources) | USA | announced |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Thacker Pass (Lithium Americas)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10