Will Elon Musk Buy a Nevada Lithium Mine? With lithium prices so high, Elon Musk recently panic-tweeted about getting into the mining business to maintain his own Tesla battery metal supply. This lines up with the recent enactment of the Defense Production Act in March 2022 to ensure the strategic metals that are critical to the US and free world independence from China and Russia are produced in the US. See the Latest Nevada Lithium Investing News |