The U.S. Administration is increasingly looking to have a direct equity involvement in America’s critical minerals supply chain, in the race to close the gap with the world’s dominant holder of supply of critical metals and rare earth elements, China. As the U.S. seeks to reduce dependence on China in the supply chain of key defense, military, and battery technologies, the Trump Administration is reportedly asking to have a 10% stake in a major lithium project in Humboldt County in northern Nevada. This would be another direct equity investment of the Trump Administration in a minerals project vital for building up ... (full story)