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Released September 04, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nevada is known for its slot machines and vast tracts of desert, but the state also is home to a thriving industrial base. Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.6 billion worth of projects that are under construction in the state, covering a range of sectors.
Nevada's data center sector is strong in both the Las Vegas and Reno areas. Switch Incorporated plans to build a fiber-optic "superloop" connecting Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, dramatically increasing the speed by which information can travel between those cities. In the Reno area, Switch is underway with the Phase III expansion of its data center in McCarran, on the eastern outskirts of Reno. This third phase involves constructing a 936,000-square-foot data center building on a 1,000-acre plot, paving the way for the "superloop." Phase III of the McCarran facility is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Switch's data center isn't the only industrial project in McCarran. Last year, Aqua Metals Incorporated (Reno, Nevada) began work on a 20,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery recycling plant. In this initial phase of construction (the first of two planned phases), Aqua Metals is dropping funds into both construction of the new building and new equipment to enable it to recycle 3,000 tons of "black mass" from the used batteries annually. This phase is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. A planned second phase of construction would increase the plant's recycling capabilities by another 7,000 tons per year. If this second phase moves forward as planned, it would be completed in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Phase I and Phase II.
Further upstream in the battery market, Nevada has become a destination for lithium miners. Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) (Charlotte, North Carolina) is expanding an existing lithium mine in Esmeralda County, where the company aims to increase production from 6,000 tons per year of lithium carbonate to 10,000 tons per year. To do this, Albemarle is adding and replacing extraction wells to increase brine flow and performing debottlenecks as well as expanding its system of evaporation ponds at the site. The pond segment of the project entails the construction or rehabilitation of more than 4,100 acres of ponds at the site. The expansion of the mine is expected to be completed by the end of this year, followed by the pond additions in 2027. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Other miners in the state's more established sectors aim to keep production at current levels, such as Florida Canyon Gold Incorporated (Toronto, Ontario), which is building a new heap leach pad and relocating a conveyor system at its mine near Imlay to maintain production of 77,000 ounces of gold per year. General contractor High Mark Construction (Elko, Nevada) is expected to wrap up the project next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Another miner is nearing the end of a project that will lower its output of greenhouse gases. Robinson Nevada Mining Company (Ruth, Nevada) last summer began constructing a 3-megawatt solar array at its copper, molybdenum and gold mine near Ruth that will supplement 10% of the 16 million-ton-per-year open-pit mine's power needs. The project comes as part of parent company KGHM Polska Miedz SA's (Lubin, Poland) goal to reduce emissions. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Nevada's data center sector is strong in both the Las Vegas and Reno areas. Switch Incorporated plans to build a fiber-optic "superloop" connecting Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, dramatically increasing the speed by which information can travel between those cities. In the Reno area, Switch is underway with the Phase III expansion of its data center in McCarran, on the eastern outskirts of Reno. This third phase involves constructing a 936,000-square-foot data center building on a 1,000-acre plot, paving the way for the "superloop." Phase III of the McCarran facility is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Switch's data center isn't the only industrial project in McCarran. Last year, Aqua Metals Incorporated (Reno, Nevada) began work on a 20,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery recycling plant. In this initial phase of construction (the first of two planned phases), Aqua Metals is dropping funds into both construction of the new building and new equipment to enable it to recycle 3,000 tons of "black mass" from the used batteries annually. This phase is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. A planned second phase of construction would increase the plant's recycling capabilities by another 7,000 tons per year. If this second phase moves forward as planned, it would be completed in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Phase I and Phase II.
Further upstream in the battery market, Nevada has become a destination for lithium miners. Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) (Charlotte, North Carolina) is expanding an existing lithium mine in Esmeralda County, where the company aims to increase production from 6,000 tons per year of lithium carbonate to 10,000 tons per year. To do this, Albemarle is adding and replacing extraction wells to increase brine flow and performing debottlenecks as well as expanding its system of evaporation ponds at the site. The pond segment of the project entails the construction or rehabilitation of more than 4,100 acres of ponds at the site. The expansion of the mine is expected to be completed by the end of this year, followed by the pond additions in 2027. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Other miners in the state's more established sectors aim to keep production at current levels, such as Florida Canyon Gold Incorporated (Toronto, Ontario), which is building a new heap leach pad and relocating a conveyor system at its mine near Imlay to maintain production of 77,000 ounces of gold per year. General contractor High Mark Construction (Elko, Nevada) is expected to wrap up the project next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Another miner is nearing the end of a project that will lower its output of greenhouse gases. Robinson Nevada Mining Company (Ruth, Nevada) last summer began constructing a 3-megawatt solar array at its copper, molybdenum and gold mine near Ruth that will supplement 10% of the 16 million-ton-per-year open-pit mine's power needs. The project comes as part of parent company KGHM Polska Miedz SA's (Lubin, Poland) goal to reduce emissions. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
