03:47 PM EST - Lithium Americas Corp. : Provided an update on the Cauchari-Olaroz Lithium Project joint venture with Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. in Jujuy province, Argentina. The Board of the joint venture company, Minera Exar S.A., has recently been authorized to proceed with development planning for 50,000 tonnes per annum ("tpa") of lithium carbonate equivalent production capacity from Cauchari based on the following parameters: (i) a two-stage development consisting of an initial phase at 25,000 tpa LCE capacity, followed by a second stage at 25,000 tpa LCE capacity; and (ii) a timeline targeting full stage one production during 2019. Lithium Americas Corp.
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