Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
- The U.S. Energy Department will loan over $2 billion for a lithium mine in Nevada to support electric vehicle battery production.
- The loan will fund a lithium carbonate processing plant at Thacker Pass mine.
- Lithium Americas anticipates the first phase of the Thacker Pass project will cost $2.93 billion.
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Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
The money will help Canadian-based Lithium Americas cover construction costs of a processing facility at its giant mine in the works in northern Nevada near the Oregon line.
Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan for a huge lithium mine in Nevada. The money will help Canadian-based Lithium Americas cover construction costs of a processing facility at its giant mine in the works in northern Nevada near the Oregon line. The U.S. Energy Department said Thursday the conditional commitment to the loan will help finance…
Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan for a huge lithium mine in Nevada. The money will help Canadian-based Lithium Americas cover construction costs of a processing facility at its giant mine in the works in northern Nevada near the Oregon line. The U.S. Energy Department said Thursday the conditional commitment to the loan will help finance…
U.S. to Back Nevada Lithium Project With $2.26 Billion Loan
Lithium Americas Corp has received a conditional commitment for a $2.26-billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to help it build lithium processing facilities in Nevada, as the Biden Administration looks to support America-produced lithium and reduce dependence on Chinese supply. Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass project in Humboldt County, Nevada, is located next to a mine site that contains the largest-proven lithium reserves in North A…
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