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The status recorded for “Thacker Pass Lithium Mine” is Under Construction.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Thacker Pass Lithium Mine” to USD 2260000000.

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This Taiyo project page references Human Rights Watch along with the original URL (https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/02/06/land-our-people-forever/united-states-human-rights-violations-against-numu/nuwu). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: McDermitt, Nevada, United States

Source: Human Rights Watch

Project

Under Construction

The Thacker Pass lithium mine, located on the ancestral lands of the Numu/Nuwu and Newe Indigenous peoples, is a significant project aimed at extracting lithium for electric vehicle batteries. The mine has faced criticism for being permitted without the free, prior, and informed consent of the Indigenous communities, raising concerns about human rights violations and environmental impacts.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive, Government
Location: McDermitt, Nevada, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Human Rights Watch

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The project “Thacker Pass Lithium Mine” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in McDermitt, Nevada, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Human Rights Watch.

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Original status	Under Construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Thacker Pass lithium mine, located on the ancestral lands of the Numu/Nuwu and Newe Indigenous peoples, is a significant project aimed at extracting lithium for electric vehicle batteries. The mine has faced criticism for being permitted without the free, prior, and informed consent of the Indigenous communities, raising concerns about human rights violations and environmental impacts.
Original sector	Mining
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Nevada
City	McDermitt

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Source	Human Rights Watch
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Record type	Project
Sector	Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive, Government
Article published date	2025-02-13

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