Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas is developing one of the world’s Largest and Lowest Cost lithium operations. Key highlights:

• 3rd Largest Lithium Brine Resource in the World (with potash by-product credit)
• Advanced Stage – Battery grade Lithium Carbonate Produced by pilot plant
• Favorable Project Economics- Definitive Feasibilitiy Study identifies project NPV of US $738million pre-tax (8% discount rate) and one of the lowest lithium carbonate operating costs in the world
• Two Strategic Investors with Off-Take Arrangements
  • Mitsubishi Corporation and Magna International collectively own ˜ 17% of the shares outstanding, in addition to having off-take arrangement with the option to purchase up to 37.5% of the Company’s future lithium production
• Long Term land agreements secured
• Project is fully permitted
• Negotiations with strategic partners regarding project financing have commenced – targeted to be completed in early 2013