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
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
Each phase buys different things at different times.
Initial 5,000 t/yr lithium carbonate module
under wayVerbatim from the act: the completion of preliminary works in the southern area of Salar Caucharí and «the construction of an initial module for the production of five thousand tonnes (5,000 t) per year of LCE to be executed within a term of four (4) years». The investment plan for the first two years is USD 37,967,590 and USD 58,787,877.
They are not buying any of this today. Open the phase to see the detail and arrive qualified the day it goes to tender.
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.
Get on board the takeoff
Tell us what you are looking for and we will reply. This is what we work on: proyectos RIGI, proveedores y datos verificados de Jujuy.
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
EX-2025-140126020- -APN-SCEYM#MEC verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
May 9, 2026 verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
The act’s articles, in detail
4 facts on the commitment
20 % of the amount earmarked for suppliers that goes to LOCAL suppliers verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
The entire investment amount earmarked for paying suppliers, goods and infrastructure works, during the Single Project's construction and operation stages verif · Jun 5, 2026 ↗
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 ↗
What we could not confirm
There are 1 in this project. Each says why it could not be confirmed and what it would take to close it.
H-01How many people the construction employs and how many stay working in operation+
No RIGI admission resolution publishes the figure: the seventeen that are published state that the company «provided the estimate of direct and indirect employment of the Project with local integration» and do not transcribe it. The official RIGI portal publishes a single figure that adds direct and indirect jobs together and does not separate the two stages, and mixing them is exactly the error the `empleo` field exists to prevent.
