HIGHLIGHTS US$160 million Project Investment by Ganfeng Lithium in Caucharí-Olaroz. GFL agrees to subscribe for newly issued shares in Minera Exar, the holding company for Caucharí-Olaroz, for consideration of US$160 million. Lithium Americas and Ganfeng Lithium to form 50/50 joint venture. Upon closing, LAC and GFL will each own a 50% equity interest in Caucharí-Olaroz, adjusted from the current [...]
Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to provide a construction update on the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in the Province of Jujuy, Argentina. Cauchari-Olaroz is 100%-owned by Minera Exar S.A. , a joint venture company owned 62.5% by Lithium Americas and 37.5% by Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. . Although January and February are characterized as the rainy season at Cauchari-Olaroz, the site has received unusually heavy [...]
Lithium Americas Corp. has announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. This news release should be read in conjunction with Lithium Americas’ unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which are available on Lithium Americas’ website, SEDAR and EDGAR [...]
Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of a series of transactions with subsidiaries of Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. with respect to the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina , previously announced on August 13, 2018 . Pursuant to the Transaction, Ganfeng Lithium has acquired a 37.5% interest in Minera Exar S.A. , the holding [...]
Lithium Americas Corp. , is pleased to announce new appointments to the senior management team following the recently announced strategic transaction with Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. to jointly advance the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina , in addition to the Company’s continuing development of the 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, USA . Mr. Jonathan Evans has agreed to join [...]
Argentine-focused lithium exploration / development company Lake Resources NL is pleased to announce that it will shortly commence drilling at its 100%-owned Cauchari Lithium Brine Project. Lake's Cauchari project adjoins the world-class Cauchari lithium brine projects of SQM/Lithium Americas, soon to be Lithium Americas/Gangfeng, with an indicated resource of 8.7 Mt LCE lithium and an additional measured resource of 3 Mt [...]
Lithium Americas Corp. has announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. This news release should be read in conjunction with Lithium Americas’ unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the six months ended June 30, 2018, which are available on Lithium Americas’ website and on SEDAR. HIGHLIGHTS [...]
Highlights: GFL agrees to purchase SQM’s interest in Caucharí-Olaroz. GFL has agreed to purchase SQM’s interest in Caucharí-Olaroz and enter into a new shareholders’ agreement with LAC to govern Minera Exar. LAC increases its interest in Caucharí-Olaroz to 62.5%. LAC will increase its interest in Caucharí-Olaroz from 50% to 62.5% with GFL holding the remaining 37.5% interest [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 02, 2018 -- Lithium Americas Corp. today announced that the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Pre-Feasibility Study for the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA has been filed and is available for review under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.lithiumamericas.com/thacker-pass. About Lithium Americas: Lithium [...]
VANCOUVER, June 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders that was held on June 21, 2018. All of the following business items were approved at the AGM by the requisite majority of shareholder votes cast at the meeting: setting the size of the Board of Directors at ten; electing each management-nominated director; and appointing [...]
Highlights: Thacker Pass – Project Layout Thacker Pass – Process Flowsheet Large-scale lithium project in Northern Nevada. PFS demonstrates production of 60,000 tpa of battery-grade lithium carbonate to be developed in two phases. 46-year mine life from low strip open-pit mine. Open-pit mine plan with proven and probable reserves of 3.1 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent at a grade of 3,283 ppm Li [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 17, 2018 -- Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce the filing of a technical report for the Thacker Pass lithium project , formerly Stage 1 of the Lithium Nevada project. The Thacker Pass Project in Nevada, United States, is 100% owned by Lithium Nevada Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lithium Americas. The Technical Report supports the scientific and technical disclosure in the [...]