Cauchari-Olaroz Expansion — lithium carbonate (Exar)
First expansion of an operating lithium project to enter the RIGI as a standalone project (dedicated-branch structure): it validates the expansion route over existing assets without contaminating the incentives of the parent project. Employment estimated by the Mining Secretariat (outside the resolution's operative text): 1,787 jobs across construction and operation.
The projectwhat it is, the route, the owners, the works and the contractors
Who owns it
Minera Exar Dedicated Branch — EXARSD (CUIT 30-71924298-3; Minera Exar = Ganfeng Lithium / Lithium Argentina JV) verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
- The works, milestone by milestone — We have not built this project’s timeline. Dated milestones with their source close it.
- Who already has a contract — We have not surveyed this project’s awards. A published contract with its source closes them.
How to supply itwhere to register, what they ask for and what they will buy
What it will need and has no supplier for yet
EPC and assembly of carbonate plant modules (initial 5,000 tpa module + scale-up to 45,000 tpa)
highThe expansion is essentially building a new plant next to a live operation: staged industrial assembly over ~7 years.
- How to become a supplier — We have not built this project’s entry map. It is our gap, not a prohibition: it closes by opening the provincial register and the operator’s single window.
- What it will buy, and when — We have not built this project’s phase → demand chain: its schedule still has to be crossed with the province’s catalogue of markets and trades.
Get on board the takeoff
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What it leaves in Jujuyjobs, works, taxes, promises and the outlook
- The works that stay behind — We have not surveyed this project’s permanent works. A published size with its source closes them.
- What it already pays in taxes and royalties — We have not broken down this project’s local fiscal contribution: the primary source that sets each item still has to be opened, and an act of the State is not published on press backing.
- Who promised what — We have not surveyed the public promises about this project. A dated, verifiable commitment with its source closes them.
What could stall itrisks and how to track them
- What could stall it — We have not documented this project’s risks. An identifiable vector with its source closes them.
- How to tell whether it is advancing — We have not defined this project’s indicators: what observable fact marks its progress still has to be identified.
How we verified thisthe act, the gaps and the sources
The RIGI act, in detail
May 9, 2026 verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
The act’s articles, in detail
2 facts on the commitment
1 July 2030 to complete the minimum investment amount. verif · Jul 1, 2030 ↗
Minera Exar Sucursal Dedicada (EXARSD), tax ID 30-71924298-3, registered at calle Palma R. Carrillo N° 54, ground floor 7, Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, San Salvador de Jujuy. verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
