{"id":28825,"date":"2025-07-28T07:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/galan-lithium-limited-incentive-regime-for-hmw-project-in-argentina\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T07:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:02:54","slug":"galan-lithium-limited-incentive-regime-for-hmw-project-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=28825","title":{"rendered":"Galan Lithium Limited: Incentive Regime for HMW Project in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">PERTH, Australia<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">July 28, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Galan Lithium Limited (ASX: GLN) (&#8220;<b>Galan<\/b>&#8221; or &#8220;<b>the Company<\/b>&#8220;) is pleased to advise that the Comite Evaluador de Proyectos RIGI, responsible for awarding the Argentine Government&#8217;s R\u00e9gimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones (the incentive regime for large-scale investments\u00a0referred to as the &#8220;<b>RIGI<\/b>&#8220;), has approved the RIGI for Galan&#8217;s flagship Hombre Muerto West (&#8220;<b>HMW&#8221;<\/b>) Project in Catamarca Province, <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>. Galan now expects to receive official approvals relating to the RIGI in due course.<\/p>\n<p>The RIGI is a landmark investment framework introduced as part of the Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina&#8217;s<\/span> new economic reform agenda, aimed at encouraging large-scale investment in key sectors, including mining. The RIGI provides long-term certainty on tax and foreign exchange regulations, as well as streamlined permitting, both critical enablers for project financing, efficient construction and operation of the HMW Project over its multi-decade life.<\/p>\n<p>HMW will be only the sixth project to receive the RIGI approval in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and the second in the mining sector, following the recent award to Rio Tinto&#8217;s Rincon project.<\/p>\n<p><b>Managing Director, <span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Pablo<\/span> (&#8220;JP&#8221;) Vargas de la Vega, commented:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>This is a major milestone for Galan that will further strengthen HMW&#8217;s global competitive position as a future low-cost producer. The RIGI will provide a strategic advantage to Galan and will unlock meaningful long-term value for the people of Catamarca and our shareholders.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The RIGI delivers fiscal stability and operational certainty over the long-term, key requirements for major project financing and execution. It also signals strong alignment between Galan and the Argentine government&#8217;s broader vision of accelerating lithium production and economic development.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Galan sincerely thanks the Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and the Province of Catamarca for endorsing HMW for official approvals under the RIGI which further substantiates HMW as a significant project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and globally.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Benefits of the RIGI for the HMW project:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Reduced Corporate Income Tax:<\/b> a significant 10% reduction in corporate income tax rate to 25%.<\/li>\n<li><b>Fiscal Stability<\/b>: Certainty around income tax, royalties, and export duties for 30 years.<\/li>\n<li><b>Foreign Exchange<\/b>: Preferential access to currency markets for imports and dividend repatriation.<\/li>\n<li><b>Customs &amp; Tariff Exemptions<\/b>: Reduced barriers for importing critical equipment and materials.<\/li>\n<li><b>Accelerated Depreciation<\/b>: Improved cash flow through tax-effective project development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Hombre Muerto West<\/b><\/p>\n<p>HMW is a multi-decade, lithium brine project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> with compelling economics. Phase 1 provides for a 4ktpa LCE operation, producing a 6% LiCl concentrate product over a projected 40-year life (<sup>1<\/sup>). Galan expects first Phase 1 production in H1 2026 and has secured an offtake agreement for 45,000 t LCE of production.\u00a0 Beyond Phase 1, the Company will undertake a phased scaling approach, eventually ramping up to 60ktpa at the conclusion of Phase 4. This approach mitigates funding and execution risk and will allow for continuous process improvement.<\/p>\n<p>With a world class resource and a cost profile within the first quartile globally, HMW is a clear demonstration of the benefits of a high-quality lithium brine asset. These benefits are allowing Galan to progress through development and into production with a lower capital intensity and lower risk profile when compared to hard rock lithium (spodumene) projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As importantly, lithium chloride is a key component for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which have become the dominant battery product globally.\u00a0 With the ability to be cost effectively converted into a lithium dihydrogen phosphate or lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, as will be produced at HMW, is an ideal source for LFP batteries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>The Galan Board has authorised this release.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Please refer to the Mineral Resource Statement for Galan&#8217;s Total Resources of 9.5Mt LCE.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>(<sup>1<\/sup>) Please refer to the announcement dated <span class=\"xn-chron\">3 July 2023<\/span> (ASX: Phase 1 of Hombre Muerto West (DFS Delivers Compelling Economic Results for Accelerated Production)). The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the production target continue to apply and have not materially changed.<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>For further information contact:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>COMPANY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>MEDIA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Juan Pablo (&#8220;JP&#8221;) Vargas de la Vega<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Matt\u00a0Worner<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Managing Director<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>VECTOR Advisors<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:jp@galanlithium.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">jp@galanlithium.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:mworner@vectoradvisors.au\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">mworner@vectoradvisors.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">+ 61 8 9214 2150<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">+61 429 522 924<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<b>About\u00a0Galan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Galan Lithium Limited (ASX: GLN) is an ASX-listed lithium exploration and development business. Galan&#8217;s flagship assets comprise two world-class lithium brine projects, HMW and Candelas, located on the Hombre Muerto Salar in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>, within <span class=\"xn-location\">South America&#8217;s<\/span> &#8216;lithium triangle&#8217;. Hombre Muerto is proven to host lithium brine deposition of the highest grade and lowest impurity levels within <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>. It is home to the established El Fenix lithium operation, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sal de Vida<\/span> (both projects are owned by Rio Tinto following its successful acquisition of Arcadium Lithium). Galan also has exploration licences at Greenbushes South in <span class=\"xn-location\">Western Australia<\/span>, just south of the Tier 1 Greenbushes Lithium Mine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">PERTH, Australia<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">July 28, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Galan Lithium Limited (ASX: GLN) (&#8220;<b>Galan<\/b>&#8221; or &#8220;<b>the Company<\/b>&#8220;) is pleased to advise that the Comite Evaluador de Proyectos RIGI, responsible for awarding the Argentine Government&#8217;s R\u00e9gimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones (the incentive regime for large-scale investments\u00a0referred to as the &#8220;<b>RIGI<\/b>&#8220;), has approved the RIGI for Galan&#8217;s flagship Hombre Muerto West (&#8220;<b>HMW&#8221;<\/b>) Project in Catamarca Province, <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>. Galan now expects to receive official approvals relating to the RIGI in due course.<\/p>\n<p>The RIGI is a landmark investment framework introduced as part of the Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina&#8217;s<\/span> new economic reform agenda, aimed at encouraging large-scale investment in key sectors, including mining. The RIGI provides long-term certainty on tax and foreign exchange regulations, as well as streamlined permitting, both critical enablers for project financing, efficient construction and operation of the HMW Project over its multi-decade life.<\/p>\n<p>HMW will be only the sixth project to receive the RIGI approval in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and the second in the mining sector, following the recent award to Rio Tinto&#8217;s Rincon project.<\/p>\n<p><b>Managing Director, <span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Pablo<\/span> (&#8220;JP&#8221;) Vargas de la Vega, commented:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>This is a major milestone for Galan that will further strengthen HMW&#8217;s global competitive position as a future low-cost producer. The RIGI will provide a strategic advantage to Galan and will unlock meaningful long-term value for the people of Catamarca and our shareholders.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The RIGI delivers fiscal stability and operational certainty over the long-term, key requirements for major project financing and execution. It also signals strong alignment between Galan and the Argentine government&#8217;s broader vision of accelerating lithium production and economic development.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Galan sincerely thanks the Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and the Province of Catamarca for endorsing HMW for official approvals under the RIGI which further substantiates HMW as a significant project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> and globally.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Benefits of the RIGI for the HMW project:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Reduced Corporate Income Tax:<\/b> a significant 10% reduction in corporate income tax rate to 25%.<\/li>\n<li><b>Fiscal Stability<\/b>: Certainty around income tax, royalties, and export duties for 30 years.<\/li>\n<li><b>Foreign Exchange<\/b>: Preferential access to currency markets for imports and dividend repatriation.<\/li>\n<li><b>Customs &amp; Tariff Exemptions<\/b>: Reduced barriers for importing critical equipment and materials.<\/li>\n<li><b>Accelerated Depreciation<\/b>: Improved cash flow through tax-effective project development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Hombre Muerto West<\/b><\/p>\n<p>HMW is a multi-decade, lithium brine project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> with compelling economics. Phase 1 provides for a 4ktpa LCE operation, producing a 6% LiCl concentrate product over a projected 40-year life (<sup>1<\/sup>). Galan expects first Phase 1 production in H1 2026 and has secured an offtake agreement for 45,000 t LCE of production.\u00a0 Beyond Phase 1, the Company will undertake a phased scaling approach, eventually ramping up to 60ktpa at the conclusion of Phase 4. This approach mitigates funding and execution risk and will allow for continuous process improvement.<\/p>\n<p>With a world class resource and a cost profile within the first quartile globally, HMW is a clear demonstration of the benefits of a high-quality lithium brine asset. These benefits are allowing Galan to progress through development and into production with a lower capital intensity and lower risk profile when compared to hard rock lithium (spodumene) projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As importantly, lithium chloride is a key component for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which have become the dominant battery product globally.\u00a0 With the ability to be cost effectively converted into a lithium dihydrogen phosphate or lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, as will be produced at HMW, is an ideal source for LFP batteries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>The Galan Board has authorised this release.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Please refer to the Mineral Resource Statement for Galan&#8217;s Total Resources of 9.5Mt LCE.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>(<sup>1<\/sup>) Please refer to the announcement dated <span class=\"xn-chron\">3 July 2023<\/span> (ASX: Phase 1 of Hombre Muerto West (DFS Delivers Compelling Economic Results for Accelerated Production)). The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the production target continue to apply and have not materially changed.<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>For further information contact:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>COMPANY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>MEDIA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Juan Pablo (&#8220;JP&#8221;) Vargas de la Vega<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Matt\u00a0Worner<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Managing Director<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>VECTOR Advisors<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:jp@galanlithium.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">jp@galanlithium.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:mworner@vectoradvisors.au\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">mworner@vectoradvisors.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">+ 61 8 9214 2150<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">+61 429 522 924<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<b>About\u00a0Galan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Galan Lithium Limited (ASX: GLN) is an ASX-listed lithium exploration and development business. Galan&#8217;s flagship assets comprise two world-class lithium brine projects, HMW and Candelas, located on the Hombre Muerto Salar in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>, within <span class=\"xn-location\">South America&#8217;s<\/span> &#8216;lithium triangle&#8217;. Hombre Muerto is proven to host lithium brine deposition of the highest grade and lowest impurity levels within <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>. It is home to the established El Fenix lithium operation, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sal de Vida<\/span> (both projects are owned by Rio Tinto following its successful acquisition of Arcadium Lithium). Galan also has exploration licences at Greenbushes South in <span class=\"xn-location\">Western Australia<\/span>, just south of the Tier 1 Greenbushes Lithium Mine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}