DOE agrees to buy 5% stake in Lithium Americas
The United States’ Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to buy minority stakes in Lithium Americas (TSX, NYSE: LAC) and its Thacker Pass project in Nevada in exchange for authorizing funding…
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E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot project
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC) and Imperial Oil (TSX: IMO) are tightening ties to advance a pilot plant in Canada’s oil patch, where they are working together to test a direct lithium…
Chavez inauguration chills investors
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but comments from his finance committee eased some market concerns.
Chavez sends new wave of chills down investors’ spines
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but co…
Sparton explores Yunnan’s Luxi gold belt
Two years of successful grassroots exploration by Sparton Resources (SRI-V) of the Luxi gold belt in China’s Yunnan…