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Lithium Argentina AG operates as a Swiss-domiciled lithium resource company focused on Argentine brine assets. The company, in partnership with Ganfeng, operates the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation in Jujuy Province and advances additional lithium resources, including the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes project in Salta Province.
News about Lithium Argentina commonly covers operating and financial results, lithium carbonate production, resource and reserve estimates, technical reports, permitting and environmental approvals, expansion planning, financing arrangements, shareholder matters and governance updates. Company updates also address development work across its Argentine lithium portfolio and the capital structure supporting those projects.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE: LAR) and Ganfeng signed definitive agreements to finalize the PPG JV, consolidating the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes, Pastos Grandes and Sal de la Puna projects in Salta, Argentina into a basin-wide development targeting 150,000 tpa LCE across three phases.
Ganfeng will own 67% and Lithium Argentina 33%, with key decisions requiring approval from both partners and offtake rights pro rata to ownership. Concurrently, Ganfeng will make a $180 million unsecured strategic investment via a 6‑year 4.0% convertible note at $12.50 per share, a ~96% premium to the recent NYSE VWAP. Lithium Argentina plans to use proceeds, plus existing cash, to fully repay $259 million of convertible debt due January 2027, terminate a $130 million secured facility and extend its debt maturity profile on an unsecured basis. Ganfeng’s stake could rise from 9.6% to about 16.1% on full conversion, subject to a 19.99% cap.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE: LAR) reported strong Q2 2026 contributions from its 44.8%-owned Cauchari-Olaroz project, which produced 9,280 tonnes of lithium carbonate and generated $174 million in revenue at an average realized price of $19,563 per tonne, delivering a 70% cash operating margin and $110 million of Adjusted EBITDA on a 100% Exar basis.
The operation produced $142 million of operating cash flow and $141 million of free cash flow from operations, enabling a $114 million reduction in net debt and $16 million of cash distributions to Lithium Argentina and Ganfeng, alongside a new $170 million debt facility with interest under 5%. Company-level Q2 2026 net income was $1.3 million versus a $4.1 million loss in Q2 2025, while cash and cash equivalents rose to $99.7 million and total liquidity to $230 million. Stage 2 expansion plans, targeting an additional 45,000 tpa of LCE with an initial 10,000 tpa modular DLE facility, advanced with RIGI approval and early development activities.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE: LAR) announced that the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation, held through Minera Exar, has closed $220 million in new unsecured debt facilities to support its Stage 2 expansion, targeting an additional 45,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent production capacity.
The facilities comprise a $50 million two-year facility closed in June 2026, replacing short-term credit, and a $170 million three-year syndicated facility closed in August 2026 with an interest rate under 5%. The debt is available for drawdown until Q2 2027, is unsecured, allows flexibility for further distributions from Cauchari-Olaroz and supports additional debt capacity, including project debt.
According to the company, the facilities are guaranteed by Ganfeng Lithium, with Lithium Argentina counter‑guaranteeing 49% of the outstanding debt, and form part of a strategy to use asset-level debt while reducing corporate-level debt.
Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) will release its second quarter 2026 earnings results before market open on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
The company will host a webcast and conference call the same day at 10:00 a.m. ET, accessible through its investor relations website, with a replay available afterward.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE:LAR) reported results of its June 19, 2026 annual general meeting, where 24.51% of outstanding shares were represented. All eight director nominees were re-elected, with support ranging from 88.91% to 99.07% of votes cast.
Shareholders approved the 2025 Swiss consolidated and standalone financial statements, appropriation of the 2025 accumulated loss, discharge of the Board and executive management for 2025, an amended equity incentive plan, compensation items under Swiss law, and advisory votes on executive pay and the Swiss statutory compensation report. John Kanellitsas was re-elected Board Chair, three committee members were re-elected, PricewaterhouseCoopers was confirmed as auditor and Swiss statutory auditor for 2026, and Anwaltskanzlei Keller AG was elected independent voting rights representative.
Lithium Argentina (TSX, NYSE: LAR) received Evaluation Committee approval under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) for the Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 expansion. Stage 2 targets an additional 45,000 tpa LCE, on top of Stage 1’s 40,000 tpa capacity.
RIGI grants 30 years of fiscal, customs and foreign-exchange stability, including a reduced 25% corporate tax rate, duty-free capital goods imports, export duty exemptions after three years and flexible offshore retention of export proceeds. A minimum US$200 million investment is required. The formal RIGI resolution is expected in June 2026.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE:LAR) reported strong Q1 2026 results driven by Cauchari-Olaroz. On a 100% basis, the operation produced 9,660 tonnes of lithium carbonate, with cash operating costs of $5,391/tonne and revenue of $168 million at an average realized price of $16,818/tonne.
Exar generated net income of $49.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $105.8 million. At the corporate level, Lithium Argentina reported net income of $7.5 million versus a $7.2 million loss a year earlier, ended the quarter with $97.4 million in cash, closed a $130 million Ganfeng debt facility, and advanced a 45,000 tpa Stage 2 expansion supported by a 42% larger resource.
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAR, NYSE: LAR) will release its first quarter 2026 earnings results before market open on May 12, 2026. The company will host a webcast and conference call the same day at 10:00 AM ET to discuss results, with replay available on its Investor Relations site.
Investors can join via the attendee URL provided and access the replay afterward on the company’s News and Events page.
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAR, NYSE: LAR) reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results. 2025 production from Cauchari-Olaroz was ~34,100 tonnes LCE (44.8% interest), achieving the high end of guidance and a 34% increase versus 2024. Q4 revenue was $92M; Q4 cash operating costs $5,618/tonne. The company received ~$85M cash distributions from Cauchari-Olaroz ($42M share) and closed a $130M six-year debt facility (SOFR+2.5%). 2026 guidance targets 35,000–40,000 tonnes and Stage 2/PPG developments advance.
Lithium Argentina (TSX/NYSE: LAR) reported an updated Cauchari-Olaroz mineral resource and reserve estimate effective Dec 31, 2025, that increases Measured & Indicated resources by 42% to 28.1 Mt LCE and raises Inferred to 9.6 Mt LCE. The update supports a Stage 2 expansion targeting an additional 45,000 tpa LCE and affirms Stage 1 reserves to sustain 40,000 tpa through 2060. A NI 43-101 technical report will be filed in March 2026; Stage 2 permitting and RIGI were submitted in Dec 2025 with further Stage 2 study results expected mid-2026.