Lake Resources gets environmental green light for Kachi lithium project in Argentina
The Australian lithium developer will transition the site now to its front-end engineering design phase.
Lake Resources N.L. (ASX: LKE; OTCQX: LLKKF) has secured environmental approvals for its Kachi lithium brine project in Argentina's Catamarca Province. The project is now entering the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase. The Catamarca ministry of mining issued the Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA) for Kachi following the completion of public consultations and interagency evaluations.
CEO David Dickson stated that the DIA strengthens the company's position in negotiations with partners and investors. Kachi is now one of few fully permitted, large-scale, independent greenfield lithium brine projects globally at this stage. The DIA, a primary environmental permit, confirms that the project's engineering design, resource management plan, and sustainability profile meet Catamarca Province and Argentina's standards.
It established a 200m surficial exclusion zone around the lagoon shoreline and set obligations to be completed before commercial operations begin. Lake Resources committed to a $1 million contribution to the Mining Royalty Trust Fund of Catamarca, which will support local infrastructure projects. With the DIA approval, the company is now moving into the FEED phase, where it will refine engineering solutions, secure suppliers and equipment, and develop construction logistics and risk mitigation plans for the 25,000 tonnes per annum lithium carbonate equivalent commercial facility.
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