Lithium Americas Upgrades to Lithium-Potassium Property

Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX:LAC) updates on resource estimate of its Cauchari-Olaroz lithium–potassium property in Argentina.

The press release is quoted as saying:

“The Cauchari-Olaroz resource is one of the largest, most advanced lithium brine projects in the world,” stated Dr. Waldo Perez, Ph.D., P.Geo., President and CEO of Lithium Americas Corp. “With measured and indicated lithium carbonate and potash (KCl) resource equivalents of 5.3 million tonnes and 17.3 million tonnes respectively, we have validated the potential of our resource, achieving yet another important milestone in the development of this world class asset. Furthermore, we remain on track to completing our Preliminary Economic Assessment as scheduled in the first quarter of 2011,” stated Perez.

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