Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“The United States government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5 percent equity stake in the miner, which is based in Vancouver. It will also take a 5 percent stake in the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, a joint venture with General Motors. … The equity stake in Lithium Americas is the latest example of the direct intervention by President Donald Trump’s administration in private companies.” (10/01/25)