Episode 116: Carlos Galli - "All Things Lithium in Argentina"

Carlos Galli is a globally recognized expert in lithium brine technology. This is a wide ranging discussion on the lithium market in Argentina including what needs to happen from a policy perspective to fully leverage Argentina’s diverse portfolio of lithium containing salars. The importance of access to adequate quantities of fresh water for lithium projects and the great debate of how brine use should be considered in the water discussion. We review the top projects in some detail. LAC/Minera Exar, Orocobre (both Sal de Vida & Cauchari Expansion), Livent's expansion, Neolithium, POSCO, Eramet, Rincon, Lithica, Millennial, etc. Ganfeng's ambitious plans beyond Cauchari We also discuss Lake Resources and their recent commentary about their future Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is another topic both as it relates to Argentina and other parts of the world. The discussion strays across the border on occasion as we bring Chile and Bolivia into the discussion.