U.S. Advances Deal for Lithium Mine Investment WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing ahead with an agreement that would allow the U.S. government to acquire a minor ownership in a Canadian company working on one of the world’s largest lithium projects located in northern Nevada, according to a government official. The Department of Energy and Lithium Americas, which is leading the Thacker Pass lithium mine and processing initiative about 200 miles north of Reno, have reached new terms