Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes (PPG)

It cannot be stated yet. The project has applied to the RIGI and has no resolution, so no single-project vehicle has been determined; the first stage's environmental impact declaration was issued to Lithea Inc., Ganfeng's Argentine subsidiary, and the Argentine holding companies will sit under the Dutch Millennial Lithium B.V. Invoicing the wrong legal entity is a real risk while the structure remains open.

Ganfeng's team in Salta operates the project, as Lithium Argentina itself stated on 24-Aug-2026. ⛔ But there is no construction procurement process open today, and that is worth saying plainly: the joint venture was closing in September 2026, the financing is still being assembled with a minority investor yet to be found, and the company itself expects the RIGI resolution only by the end of 2026. No project of this scale breaks ground with all three still pending.

Qualify as a local supplier under art. 16 of Ley 8164, which requires four things at once: registered or corporate AND tax domicile in Salta; at least 80% of the payroll living in the province; for a company, 51% or more of the capital held by partners domiciled in Salta; and for a joint venture, a Salta partner with a minimum 30% stake. verif · Oct 22, 2019 ↗Verbatim from art. 16: a local supplier must « constituir y mantener domicilio real o social y fiscal en la Provincia de Salta »; have « al menos el 80% de su nomina de trabajadores » living in Salta; if a legal entity, be registered in Salta with « el 51% o mas de su composicion societaria » held by partners domiciled in the province; and if a joint venture, a Salta partner with a minimum 30% stake.

Be registered in the Provincial Registry of Local Suppliers to Mining Companies (RPPLEM) and keep the certificate current: it expires two years after issue. verif · Jul 31, 2026 ↗The registry is created by « la Ley N° 8164, en su artículo 15 », is free and public, is run by the Secretaría de Minería y Energía (Av. Bolivia 4650 PB, Salta), and the certificate runs for « dos años contados desde que se emitió ».

The specialised professionals and technicians the supplier puts on the job must be licensed by the province's own professional association. verif · Oct 22, 2019 ↗A requirement of art. 16 of Ley 8164, read in the text published in the provincial official gazette: specialised professionals and technicians must be licensed by the corresponding provincial association.

Be on the roll on inspection day, not on an annual filing: enforcement cross-checks the list of suppliers present AT THE MINE against the Registry, on the spot. prob · Aug 28, 2025 ↗Verbatim from the official release of 28-Aug-2025: « las empresas mineras deben brindar en mina, al momento de la inspeccion, la nomina de todos los proveedores », cross-checked « con el Registro de Proveedores Mineros ». The same measure gives CAPEMISA the power to « formular observaciones en el procedimiento » of registration.

Get the local-content file ready for stages 2 and 3: art. 20 of Ley 8164 makes approval of the environmental and social impact study of a first-category project conditional on a progressive local-hiring system of between 40% and 70% of total payroll, depending on the stage and the size. PPG has only its first stage approved. verif · Oct 22, 2019 ↗Art. 20 of Ley 8164: to approve the Environmental and Social Impact Study of a first-category project, the authority requires a progressive local-hiring system set between 40% and 70%, measured on payroll.