Lithium Argentina AG

Lithium Americas Corp. announced on July 6, 2020 that workers at the Cauchar?-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina tested positive for COVID-19. In response, construction was immediately suspended and all workers were quarantined and have undergone further testing. The local operating company, Minera Exar S.A. , a 50/50 joint venture with the Company and Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. , has completed testing of the entire [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. announces that workers at the Cauchar?-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 protocol for Cauchar?-Olaroz has been activated with construction activities temporarily suspended while additional testing is undertaken. On the afternoon of July 3rd, two workers tested positive for COVID-19. These workers are asymptomatic, in good health and [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce that it has been advised by Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. that Ganfeng Lithium has received regulatory approval from the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China in respect to the transaction announced on February 7, 2020 . The remaining PRC regulatory approvals, including approval from the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of [...]

Ground breaking research recently completed by a leading German battery technology institute has identified a previously unrecognised contamination and safety risk for lithium-ion batteries - the use of lower purity alumina in battery cell manufacture. The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden Germany, recently completed test work that has the potential to rock the lithium-ion battery [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. has reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. 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 three months ended March 31, 2020, which are available on the Company’s website and SEDAR. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce the results of its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 7, 2020. All of the following business items were approved at the Meeting by the requisite majority of shareholder votes cast at the meeting: setting the size of the Board of Directors at nine; electing each management-nominated director; appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lithium Americas’ auditor; and [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. today announced that construction activities at the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina, are temporarily suspended, in accordance with government-mandated restrictions in response to COVID-19. On March 19, 2020, the government of Argentina enacted the Urgency Decree #297/20 ordering, among other provisions, a national mandatory quarantine effective from March 20, 2020 until March 31 [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. has reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. This news release should be read in conjunction with Lithium Americas’ audited consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019, which are available on the Company’s website and SEDAR. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. announced that the Company will be attending the following investor conferences: Loop Capital Markets Transportation, Logistics and Materials Conference, February 12 to 13, 2020, in Coral Gables, Florida. Management is scheduled to present at 3:10 pm ET and 4:20 pm ET on February 12, 2020. BMO 29th Global Metals & Mining Conference, February 23 to 26, 2020, in Hollywood, Florida. Management will be [...]

Lithium Americas Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into definitive agreements with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. in respect to their joint venture company, Minera Exar S.A. . Minera Exar owns 100% of the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project currently under construction in Jujuy, Argentina. The Transaction includes the following provisions: Ganfeng Lithium has agreed to subscribe for new shares of Minera Exar [...]