News Lithium Americas Announces 40,000 TPA Feasibility Study for
the Cauchar-Olaroz Lithium Project
September 30, 2019
Vancouver, Canada: Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") is pleased to provide results of a 40,000 tonnes per annum (“tpa”) definitive feasibility study (“40,000 tpa DFS" or “DFS”) on the Cauchar-Olaroz lithium project ("Cauchar-Olaroz" or the “Project”) currently under construction in Jujuy Province, Argentina. Cauchar-Olaroz is 100% owned by Minera Exar S.A. (“Minera Exar”), a 50/50 joint venture between Lithium Americas and Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng Lithium”). Lithium Americas and Ganfeng Lithium have authorized Minera Exar to proceed with the plan to produce 40,000 tpa of battery-quality lithium carbonate (“Li2CO3”) as outlined in the DFS.