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...

Rising prices a boon for Lithium Americas - CEO

Lithium America’s Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina is set to benefit from recent increases in lithium demand and prices, CEO Waldo Perez said on Monday. The company is on track to complete a feasibility study on building a mine on what it...

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...

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...