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9 Oct 2026 · Mining Technology
CleanTech Lithium takes options on Salar de Antofalla properties in Argentina
CleanTech Lithium signed option agreements for the Genoveva and Sal de Litio 1 properties in the southern Salar de Antofalla in Catamarca, about 80 km from its Laguna Verde project. It will pay US$525,000 in the first year and plans a drill programme in 2027, aiming for a maiden resource that year if funding is secured.
3 Oct 2026 · Mining.com.au
Glencore's Agua Rica copper project in Argentina approved under RIGI investment regime
Glencore's MARA (Agua Rica–Alumbrera) project in Catamarca was approved under Argentina's large-investment incentive regime, RIGI, covering an investment of about USD 4 billion. The project plans to use Alumbrera's existing infrastructure, with construction targeted from November 2027 and output of more than 200,000 tonnes of copper a year in its first decade.
1 Oct 2026 · Eramet
Eramet plans US$350 million expansion of Centenario-Ratones lithium plant and RIGI application
Eramet said a first expansion at its Centenario-Ratones direct lithium extraction plant in Salta, Argentina, would add 11,000 tonnes a year of lithium carbonate equivalent to the current 24,000 tonnes, at a cost of about USD 350 million subject to a final investment decision. It plans to apply for Argentina's RIGI incentive regime; the plant reached 90% of nominal capacity in June 2026.
29 Sept 2026 · Small Caps
Catamarca grants environmental approval for Lake Resources' Kachi lithium project
Argentina's Catamarca Ministry of Mining issued the environmental impact declaration for Lake Resources' Kachi lithium brine project, allowing it to move to front-end engineering ahead of an investment decision. The approval sets a 200-metre exclusion zone around the lagoon shoreline, and the company committed USD 1 million to a provincial mining royalty trust fund; Phase 1 targets 25,000 tonnes a year of lithium carbonate using direct extraction.
23 Sept 2026 · Export-Import Bank of the United States · official source
US EXIM signs framework for up to US$7 billion of financing in Argentina, led by critical minerals
The Export-Import Bank of the United States signed a Build the Future Framework with Argentina's government to mobilise up to USD 7 billion of financing through 2027. Priority sectors include critical minerals development and processing, energy security, digital connectivity and space, with support for US equipment and mining expertise.
29 Aug 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru sign joint declaration on strategic minerals cooperation
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru signed a joint declaration to strengthen regional cooperation on strategic minerals such as copper and lithium. It covers responsible investment, regional supply chains, geological information, regulation and technology, and sets up working groups on geological research and mining skills. The countries also plan to seek technical and financial support from multilateral institutions.
11 Aug 2026 · Lithium Argentina AG (SEC Form 6-K)
Lithium Argentina reports Q2 Cauchari-Olaroz output and modular DLE plan with Ganfeng
Lithium Argentina reported 9,280 tonnes of lithium carbonate from Cauchari-Olaroz in Jujuy in the second quarter of 2026 and kept full-year guidance of 35,000–40,000 tonnes. With Ganfeng it is engineering an initial 10,000 t/y modular direct lithium extraction plant for the Stage 2 expansion, which gained RIGI approval in May.
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