Mining Project

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General Information

  • Investment Company:  ARCADIUM LITHIUM
  • Operating Company:  MINERA DEL ALTIPLANO S.A
  • Source of Capital:  Estados Unidos
  • Address:  Junín Esquina Prado - (4700) - San Fernando Del Valle de Catamarca - Provincia de Catamarca // Ejército del Norte 20 - (4400) - Salta - Provincia de Salta
  • Phone:   +54 (0) 383-443322 y +54 (0) 387-4322100

Project Details

Location

Catamarca and Salta provinces

Description

Brine extraction

Minerals

Lithium

Stage

Producción

Mine Operation

Production from evaporation

Processing

Development from evaporation in lithium brines. At Salar del Hombre Muerto (Catamarca Province) are located the Selective Adsorption Plant, the Auxiliary Services plant and the Lithium Carbonate plant . At Salta province there are the lithium chloride plant, and the Load Transfer Station.

Project Photos

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Additional Comments

  • The company uses a proprietary form of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology.
  • As of 2023, the company had 18,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate capacity on site, and 9,000 product metric tons of lithium chloride capacity at Güemes, in Salta Province.
  • The company is undergoing several phased expansions to increase lithium carbonate production capacity to 100,000 metric tons per year by around the end of the decade.