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CB&I Awarded Contract by Lithium Nevada LLC for Thacker Pass
CB&I today announced it has been awarded a large* contract by Lithium Nevada LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithium Americas Corp., to execute the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction (EPFC) of 36 flat-bottom atmospheric tanks at Thacker Pass ("the Project").
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[{"type":"text","content":"THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CB&I today announced it has been awarded a large* contract by Lithium Nevada LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithium Americas Corp., to execute the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction (EPFC) of 36 flat-bottom atmospheric tanks at Thacker Pass ("the Project").","length":347,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"This rendering illustrates several of the field fabricated tanks that will be produced by CB&I for the Thacker Pass lithium mine. The tanks will be situated adjacent to the sulfuric acid plant and will store liquid sulfur and sulfuric acid which play an important role in the operation of the facility.","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"This rendering illustrates several of the field fabricated tanks that will be produced by CB&I for the Thacker Pass lithium mine. The tanks will be situated adjacent to the sulfuric acid plant and will store liquid sulfur and sulfuric acid which play an important role in the operation of the facility.","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":225,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ccc825ac2ed8a03ef6dc70fcca850445"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QIGpOwqtcQLY_.PEYIK0qw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTM5NztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ccc825ac2ed8a03ef6dc70fcca850445","width":400,"height":225}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2754726/CB_and_I_STS_Delaware_Thacker_Pass.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Thacker Pass, located in northern Nevada's Humboldt County, is the world's largest known measured lithium resource (measured and indicated) and reserve (proven and probable). The Project is managed by engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor, Bechtel. As demand for lithium is expected to increase over the next decade, Thacker Pass will play a vital role in reducing U.S. reliance on foreign critical minerals and creating a secure domestic lithium battery supply chain.","length":509,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""We are proud to support Lithium Nevada and Bechtel in delivering a lithium project of national significance," said Mark Butts, CB&I President and CEO. "Thacker Pass will help...