Lithium Americas could produce potash by 2014

Lithium Americas Corp, which owns the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina, is including potential potash production in its feasibility study due for the first quarter of next year, and could start production of the crop nutrient concurrently with...

Talison shares post further gains on Friday

Shares in Talison continued their two-day winning streak on Friday, after the company announced a 25% increase in quarterly production at its Australian lithium mine. The stock was trading at C$4.22 apiece by 14:06 on the TSX, having gained...

Lithium Americas shares rise after positive preliminary study

Toronto-listed Lithium Americas Corp’s (LAC’s) Cauchari project in Argentina could produce 40 000 t/y of lithium carbonate and would cost around $400-million to build, the company said on Monday. Announcing a preliminary economic assessment...

Lithium Americas appoints engineering firm for Argentina project

TSX-listed Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) has brought in ARA WorleyParsons, the Chilean engineering company, to develop its Argentinean Cauchari-Olaroz project. The lithium hopeful said on Wednesday that it would update its resource estimate for the...

Lithium Americas targets 2014 production

Lithium explorer, Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) planned to start producing at its Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina in 2014, CEO Waldo Perez said on Friday. “The exact timing depends on the currently ongoing tests and we will work hard to...

Another lithium hopeful lists in Toronto

The TSX this week welcomed its 23rd lithium listing with the initial public offering of Lithium Americas Corp (LAC). The Argentina-focused company has Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp and Canadian automotive component-maker Magna International as...