Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars on U.S. ‘White Gold’ Stake – Latest News, Stock Rally & Expert Outlook
Latest News & Recent Developments (October 2025) U.S. Government Takes a Stake: The headline news propelling Lithium Americas in early October 2025 is the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to take equity stakes in the company and its flagship project. On Oct 1, LAC announced a non-binding deal in principle with the DOE and GM to draw an initial $435 million from a previously approved federal loan lithiumamericas.com lithiumamericas.com. In return, the DOE will receive warrants for 5% of Lithium Americas’ common shares (exercisable at $0.01) and a 5% non-voting interest in the Thacker Pass JV on similar terms lithiumamericas.com. This effectively