The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

Another example of how in the #Trump administration's restriction of ecological considerations opens up opportunities for questionable practices.
Trump himself leads the way and that created the permissive environment.
#LithiumAmericas #Nevada
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And by the way, the U.S. government now owns 10% of shares of #Intel, 15% of #MPMaterials, the only rare earth metals company in U.S., 10% of #LithiumAmericas and a "Golden Share" in #USSteel, which gives it veto power over a private company.

I hate #Socialism, don't you?

Lithium Americas announced it has received its initial drawdown of $435 million from the guaranteed loan provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office.

#LAC #LACStock #LithiumAmericas #LACNews #LACStockNews #LithiumAmericasStock #LithiumAmericasNews #LithiumAmericas #Lihitum

Analysis: DOE takes equity stake in Lithium Americas deal The arrangement combines traditional lending with partial ownership and represents a notable evolution in how the federal government supports domestic production of strategic materials.Continue Readin...

Analysis: DOE takes equity stake in Lithium Americas deal

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#News #USNews #Politics #Business #EScrap #Recycling #RecyclingNews #Waste #WasteNews #Electronics #ElectronicsWaste #EWaste #DOE #DepartmentofEnergy #Metals #LithiumAmericas

2/9 The Department now owns 10% of #TrilogyMetals, which has a massive mineral project in Alaska.

This follows a similar U.S. government investment in another B.C. firm, #LithiumAmericas.

The common thread: they all mine critical minerals.

#CriticalMinerals

2/8
Trump's Admin spent over $35M for a 10% stake in Vancouver-based #TrilogyMetals, with mining interests in Alaska. It gives the U.S. government the right to a board seat.

It is also taking a 5% stake in #LithiumAmericas, another Vancouver firm developing a massive #lithium mine in Nevada.

'Conflict of interest': experts share concerns of U.S. stakes in Canadian miners The U.S. government is increasingly taking stakes in publicly traded companies, including Intel and Canadian-based miners Trilogy Metals and Lithium Americas, giving rise to concerns over the potentia...

Experts share concerns of U.S. stakes in #Canadianminers. The U.S. government is increasingly taking stakes in publicly traded companies, #Intel #TrilogyMetals #LithiumAmericas over potential for #conflictofinterest issues to surface. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/conflic...

🟢 ABD hükümeti, #lityum madenciliği yapan Kanada merkezli #LithiumAmericas ve Lithium Americas’ın otomobil üreticisi #GeneralMotors ile kurduğu ortak girişimin %5’er hissedarı oldu. Hükümet, daha önceden firmaya verilen 2,3 milyar dolarlık kredi karşılığında bu adımı attı.

White House equity grabs deepen pivot to state capitalism Canadian Lithium Americas the latest firm targeted by Trump’s interventionist agenda

The US government is taking a 5% stake in Canadian firm Lithium Americas, and another 5% in the Thacker Pass mine it is developing in Nevada alongside General Motors.

My deep dive into this growing trend towards American state-managed capitalism on.ft.com/4gRGdPt #ThackerPass #LithiumAmericas

Lithium Americas surged more than 23% on Wednesday after confirming the U.S. Department of Energy restructured its $2.26B loan deal.

#LAC #GM #LACStock #GMStock #LithiumAmericas #GeneralMotors #LACNews #LACStockNews #LithiumAmericasStock #LithiumAmericasNews #LithiumAmericasStockNews #ThackerPass

#trends today for 'housing market' 'lithium americas' & 'bigg boss'

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Lithium Americas shares up a third as U.S. government takes 5% stake in small miner – Oninvest The U.S. government has agreed to acquire a stake in Lithium Americas, the Canadian company developing the country’s largest lithium deposit at Thacker Pass in Nevada. Lithium is a critical raw mater...

The U.S. will take a 5% stake in #LithiumAmericas and its Thacker Pass JV, via no-cost warrants as part of a renegotiated $2.26B DOE loan. Details: en.oninvest.com/article/lith...

The Trump administration is in negotiations to acquire equity stakes in several critical minerals companies, according to The Information.

#MP #LAC #NB #USAR #CRML #MPStock #LACStock #NBStock #USARStock #CRMLStock #CriticalMinerals #RareEarthMetals #MPMaterials #LithiumAmericas #RareEarths

Lithium Americas soars 95% as Trump administration seeks equity stake in Canadian miner
#LithiumAmericas #EVBatteries #BreakingNews
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Lithium Americas surged more than 75% in early trading after Reuters reported the Trump administration is seeking an equity stake of up to 10% in the company while renegotiating its $2.3B Department of Energy loan for the Thacker Pass project.

#LAC #GM #LACStock #GMStock #LithiumAmericas

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Discussions over the loan's potential reevaluation were first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. The #Trump admin's *request* for an equity stake has not been previously reported.

…The #equity request came during discussions in recent months over the loan's amortization schedule, with […]

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…The $2.93 billion #ThackerPass project was approved by #Trump at the end of his first term. The loan from the Dept of #Energy's Loan Programs Office was closed last year by #Biden admin officials.

The loan has a 24-year term, with interest rates based on the #US Treasury rate as each tranche […]

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Of course he does

Exclusive: #Trump wants piece of company in charge of #US’ biggest #lithium #mine

The Trump admin is seeking an equity stake of as much as 10% in #LithiumAmericas as it renegotiates terms of the company's $2.26 billion #Energy Department loan for its Thacker Pass lithium […]

Lithium Americas fell over 3% pre-market Tuesday after Bloomberg reported the U.S. Department of Energy is re-evaluating a $2.3 billion loan approved under the Biden administration for the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada

#LAC #GM #LACStock #GMStock #LithiumAmericas #GeneralMotors #LACNews

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🔋 Lithium Americas (LAC) secures $594.2M in liquidity, including a $625M JV with GM, to advance Thacker Pass lithium project. 🚀 Production targeted for late 2027. What are the implications for the U.S. lithium supply chain? Full analysis here: buff.ly/keA4GtQ #LithiumAmericas #LAC #Investing

Lithium Americas, General Motors announce FID for Thacker Pass Phase 1

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Lithium Americas Secures $250M Orion Investment for Thacker Pass

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#LithiumAmericas plans to extract the largest known #lithium deposit in the US, while also, destroying the final resting place of over 30 Paiute men, women & children who were massacred by the 1st NV Cavalry on Sept. 12, 1865 #ThackerPass #Greencolonialism #mining
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Thacker Pass Lithium Reserves Grow 286% in Latest Report, Supporting 85-Year Mine Life

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