Lithium Americas and General Motors have entered into a new investment agreement, which establishes a joint venture to bring the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Humboldt County, Nev., on line. Full story.
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Lithium Americas’ board of directors has unanimously approved the separation of the Canadian-based miner’s North American and Argentine business units into two independent public companies.
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Canadian miner Lithium Americas has confirmed a favorable ruling from the U.S. District Court for the issuance of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Thacker Pass operation in Nevada. Full story.
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Lithium Americas, developer of the Thacker Pass project in Nevada’s Lithium Valley, has selected Bechtel for the complex’s engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract while all await the project’s final regulatory Record of Decision. Read story.
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Canadian-headquartered miner Lithium Americas has reported two separate fatal accidents at its Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina on 23 October. The company, which did not identify the names or job titles of those involved, said the incidents occurred at the work camp and appear to be unrelated to one another. Additionally, neither were connected to the ongoing development activities…
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With key state-level permits in hand, Lithium Americas said it can begin to advance its wholly owned Thacker Pass lithium project in northern Nevada toward construction. View full article from North American Mining.
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Lithium Americas has entered a bidding war for Argentina-focused Millennial Lithium with a US$400 million stock-and-cash offer. The bid comes a month after China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd. (CATL) agreed to purchase Millennial for C$377 million (US$303.8 million). “In proximity to Caucharí-Olaroz, Millennial’s 100%-owned Pastos Grandes lithium brine project represents an attractive regional growth opportunity for Lithium Americas,” said…
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