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    "id": "prj-us-thacker-pass-phase1-processing",
    "name": "Thacker Pass Phase 1 lithium-carbonate processing facilities",
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      "org-lithium-nevada-llc"
    ],
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        "countryCode": "US",
        "subnational": "Nevada",
        "asStated": "Thacker Pass, Humboldt County, Nevada"
      }
    ],
    "stages": [
      "processing"
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        ],
        "evidence": "explicit",
        "locator": "Project summary and project statistics",
        "note": "DOE names Lithium Nevada Corp. and describes lithium-carbonate processing facilities at Thacker Pass."
      },
      {
        "sourceId": "src-doe-thacker-pass-nepa-2024",
        "supports": [
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        ],
        "evidence": "explicit",
        "locator": "Summary: subject of DOE loan is mine processing facilities and associated infrastructure, not development and operation of open-pit mine",
        "note": "Determines funded physical scope, narrower than the full Thacker Pass mine development."
      },
      {
        "sourceId": "src-sec-lac-thacker-q2-2026",
        "supports": [
          "sponsors",
          "location",
          "stages",
          "materials"
        ],
        "evidence": "explicit",
        "locator": "MD&A, Thacker Pass overview and Q2 construction highlights",
        "note": "Lithium Nevada LLC owns Thacker Pass through the joint venture; its parent group describes active construction of Phase 1 processing plant and associated infrastructure."
      }
    ],
    "notes": "This registry project represents the DOE-loan-financed Phase 1 lithium processing plant, sulfuric-acid facility and related infrastructure, not the open-pit mine development. The wider Thacker Pass mine/JV is not automatically allocated the DOE $2.23B facility. June 2026 SEC report evidences ongoing construction, not commissioning or operational lithium carbonate production."
  },
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    "org-us-doe"
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            "currency": "USD",
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                "summed": true,
                "byQualifier": {
                  "approximately": "2230000000"
                },
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                "notYetBinding": {}
              }
            ],
            "overlap": null
          }
        ],
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        "endedIds": [],
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      }
    }
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  "designationIds": [],
  "latestImplementation": {
    "status": "construction",
    "date": "2026-06-30",
    "rowId": "fin-us-doe-thacker-pass-atvm-2024",
    "sourceId": "src-sec-lac-thacker-q2-2026"
  },
  "reviewedProjectMilestones": [],
  "reviewedMilestoneSources": [],
  "reviewedMilestoneEvidenceBasis": "human-reviewed original publisher claim; not independent on-site or financial verification",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "src-doe-thacker-pass-2024",
      "title": "Thacker Pass — DOE Loan Programs Office project and financial summary",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/edf/thacker-pass",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": null,
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-08",
      "sourceType": "official",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "Official DOE project page, marked last updated October 2024: $2.26 billion ATVM direct-loan facility including $1.97B principal and about $289.7M capitalized interest, borrower then Lithium Nevada Corp, Phase 1 lithium-carbonate processing facilities in Humboldt County, Nevada. This is original closing-era amount and should not be used as the 2026 amended amount or as a disbursement."
    },
    {
      "id": "src-doe-thacker-pass-nepa-2024",
      "title": "EIS-0561 Thacker Pass loan: DOE processing-facility-only scope and 28 October 2024 decision",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Energy",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/nepa/doeeis-0561-thacker-pass-lithium-mine-project",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2024-10-28",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-08",
      "sourceType": "official",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "DOE NEPA explanation specifies that the proposed loan covers Thacker Pass mine processing facilities and associated infrastructure, not the development and operation of the open-pit mine. DOE Record of Decision issued 28 October 2024."
    },
    {
      "id": "src-sec-lac-thacker-q2-2026",
      "title": "Lithium Americas Corp., Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026",
      "publisher": "Lithium Americas Corp. / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)",
      "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1966983/000119312526347826/lac-20260630.htm",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-13",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-08",
      "sourceType": "other",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "DOE Loan Note 4 and MD&A pages 23–28: original 2024 loan $2.26B ($1.97B principal plus estimated $289.6M interest), amended Oct 7 2025 expected total $2.23B ($1.97B principal plus estimated $256M interest). Three cash advances $435M Oct 20 2025, $432M Feb 24 2026, $342M Jun 3 2026; cumulative advances $1.209B by Jun 30 2026. This cumulative amount is within, not in addition to, the facility; carrying amount $988.018M reflects debt costs and accrued interest and is not cumulative cash advanced. Thacker Pass Phase 1 plant construction ongoing, not operational."
    }
  ]
}