The funding allows construction of Phase I of the project to proceed, expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate each year.
$10B megaplant, set to be the largest using gas in North America, will be built under a project labor agreement, says contractor, and replaces a closed coal-fired plant that was imploded.
An initial investigation into the collapse of a government office tower under construction in Bangkok that killed 18 has turned up low-quality construction materials.