The administration of United States President Donald Trump is considering as much as a 10 percent stake in Lithium Americas, a Canada-based lithium mining company. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the White House is considering taking a stake in the company, citing two people familiar with the matter. The possible investment comes as part of the $2.2bn loan from the US Department of Energy for the company's Thacker Pass mining project in northern Nevada, the largest planned project of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.