Lithium Argentina pegs Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 after-tax NPV8% at USD 3.1 billion in scoping study

• Lithium Argentina released a scoping study for the Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 expansion in Argentina, targeting 45,000 tpa of lithium carbonate.
• Base case economics at US$ 18,000/t: after-tax NPV8% US$ 3.1 billion, IRR 28.5%, payback about 5 years.
• Estimated capital cost about US$ 1 billion; projected operating cost US$ 5,006 per tonne of lithium carbonate.
• Expansion would lift total Cauchari-Olaroz capacity to about 85,000 tpa, with a 40-year operating life assumed.
• Plans include accelerating an initial 10,000 tpa adsorption DLE module for 2028 start-up, subject to permitting and technology transfer approvals.

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