Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) ("Lithium
Americas" or the "Company") has entered a Pastos Grandes
Technical Collaboration Agreement (“
Collaboration
Agreement”) with Arena Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: AN)
("
Arena"). The intention of the Collaboration
Agreement is to share technical information and explore
opportunities for collaborating on potential development
alternatives with the overall objective of optimizing the
production profile of the Pastos Grandes basin.
“Building our
relationship with Arena Minerals is an indication of our commitment
to expand and further develop our production profile in Salta,
Argentina,” commented Ignacio Celorrio, President, Latin America of
Lithium Americas. “Arena’s Sal de la Puna project is adjacent to
our recently acquired 100%-owned Pastos Grandes project, and
together, we will collaborate to develop the basin in the most
sustainable and efficient way for all stakeholders.”
“This Collaboration
Agreement is a testament to the strong relationship Arena has with
Lithium Americas, and the commitment we share towards sustainable,
low impact and environmentally sound development in the Pastos
Grandes basin,” commented William Randall, President and CEO of
Arena. “Together, we can optimize resources and share technical
knowledge to accelerate development while working with the local
communities and provincial agencies.”
The Collaboration
Agreement shall be governed by a technical committee (the
“Technical Committee”) comprising of three members
nominated by Lithium Americas, and three members nominated by Sal
de la Puna Holdings (“SdlPH”), which is jointly
owned by Arena (65%) and Ganfeng New Energy Technology Development
(Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng Lithium”) (35%),
(together the “Parties”).
The Technical
Committee will consider ways in which the Parties can exchange
information and ideas and otherwise collaborate to expand the
knowledge of the Parties regarding the geology and hydrogeology of
the Basin and the technical aspects of extracting, concentrating,
and processing brine to produce lithium products from their
respective properties. These include:
- Exploring and developing optimal
processing technologies, including:
- production of up to 35% lithium
chloride (up to 6% lithium) directly from ponds with lithium
chemical processing off-site in northern Argentina;
- production of lithium carbonate
from up to 35% lithium chloride versus using a liming process with
the construction of an on-site lithium carbonate plant; and
- potential alternative direct
lithium extraction technologies;
- Developing a basin-wide resource
model, including a dynamic hydrogeological model and water
resources/sources model;
- Developing an optimal brine
production model from the combined tenements of SdlPH and Lithium
Americas in the Pastos Grandes basin, integrated with the
basin-wide model and brine resources; and
- The coordination of any joint
presentations and reports the Parties agree to make together to the
mining, environmental and water authorities, communities and any
related stakeholder to the Parties’ project.
Information to be
shared under the Collaboration Agreement includes environmental
baseline data, drill hole and sampling databases, processing
methodologies and concentration paths, and existing extractive
model, including resource and dynamic brine models. However,
neither Lithium Americas, Arena or SdlPH will provide, transfer,
grant or license any intellectual property to the other, including
patents, inventions and know-how.
The Collaboration
Agreement also includes the common use of infrastructure owned by
both Lithium Americas and Arena, so long as the use does not
interfere with the operation of the respective projects. The
infrastructure includes a fully equipped on-site analytical
laboratory, pilot ponding facilities, a pilot carbonate conversion
plant and ancillary camp infrastructure.
ABOUT LITHIUM AMERICASLithium
Americas is focused on advancing lithium projects in Argentina and
the United States to production. In Argentina, Caucharí-Olaroz is
advancing towards first production and Pastos Grandes represents
regional growth. In the United States, Thacker Pass has received
its Record of Decision and is advancing towards construction. The
Company trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New
York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol “LAC”.
For further information contact:Investor
RelationsTelephone: +1-778-656-5820Email:
ir@lithiumamericas.comWebsite: www.lithiumamericas.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This
news release contains “forward-looking information” and
“forward-looking statements” (which we refer to collectively as
forward-looking information) under the provisions of applicable
securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking information. Examples of
forward-looking information in this news release include, among
other things, statements related to: plans to optimize the
development of the Pastos Grandes project; expected plans to expand
and develop the Company’s production profile in Salta, Argentina;
the expected benefits from collaboration under the Collaboration
Agreement, including sustainable and efficient development of the
Pastos Grandes project, and the extent of such collaboration by the
parties; continued community and government support for the
project, and for any proposals made by Arena and the Company
pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement; and the extent of
information to be shared under the Collaboration Agreement.
Forward-looking information is based upon a
number of factors and assumptions that, if untrue, could cause the
actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from future results, performances or
achievements expressed or implied by such information. Such
information reflects the Company’s current views with respect to
future events and is necessarily based upon a number of assumptions
that, while considered reasonable by the Company today, are
inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.
These assumptions include, among others, the following:
expectations and anticipated impact of COVID-19 on advancing the
Pastos Grandes project, pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement or
generally on the Company’s business; the Company establishing a
development plan for the Pastos Grandes project; capital
expenditures and programs; mineral resources and mineral reserves
estimation and development at the Pastos Grandes project;
government regulation of mining operations and treatment under
governmental, taxation, capital control and foreign exchange
regimes, and any changes thereto; the future price of commodities,
including lithium; the timing and amount of future production;
currency exchange, interest rates and capital controls; changes to
the Company’s business plans; stability and inflation related to
the Argentine peso; and the effect of current or any additional
regulations on the Company’s operations; current technological
trends; a cordial business relationship between the parties under
the Collaboration Agreement; the ability of the Company to fund,
advance and develop its projects, including the Pastos Grandes
project; maintaining existing permits and receiving additional
permits; continued demand for lithium and pricing thereof; the
impact of increasing competition in the lithium business, and the
Company’s competitive position in the industry; general market and
economic conditions; a stable and supportive legislative,
regulatory and community environment in the jurisdictions where the
Company operates; the impact of unknown financial contingencies,
including litigation costs, on the Company’s operations; estimates
of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether
mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves;
reliability of technical data; the ability to develop and achieve
production at any of the Company’s mineral exploration and
development properties; and successful integration of acquired
business and projects.
Forward-looking information also involves known
and unknown risks that may cause actual results to differ
materially. These risks include, among others, risks inherent in
the development of capital intensive mineral projects; variations
in mineral resources and mineral reserves estimates; global demand
for lithium; recovery rates and lithium pricing; risks associated
with successfully securing adequate financing; changes in project
parameters and funding thereof; risks related to growth of lithium
markets and pricing for products thereof; changes in legislation,
or governmental or community policy; changes in public perception
concerning natural resource projects generally and opposition
thereto; political risk associated with foreign operations;
permitting risk, including receipt of new permits and maintenance
of existing permits; outcomes of litigation and regulatory
processes concerning the Company’s projects; title and access risk;
cost overruns; unpredictable weather and maintenance of natural
resources; unanticipated delays; intellectual property risks;
currency and interest rate fluctuations; operational risks; health
and safety risks; cybersecurity risks; economic conditions; and,
general market and industry conditions. Additional risks,
assumptions and other factors are set out in the Company’s latest
management discussion analysis and annual information form, copies
of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although the Company has attempted to identify
important risks and assumptions, given the inherent uncertainties
in such forward-looking information, there may be other factors
that cause results to differ materially. Forward-looking
information is made as of the date hereof and the Company does not
intend, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or revise
the forward-looking information contained in this news release,
except as required by law. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
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