Lithium Africa Corp.
Summary:
Lithium Africa Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on identifying and developing low-cost, high-quality hardrock lithium deposits across Africa. It holds district-scale positions in pegmatite fields in multiple countries, including Mali with 6 licences covering 358 km², Côte d'Ivoire with 4 licences spanning 1,254 km², Guinea with 4 licences over 376 km², Zimbabwe with 1 licence of 19.5 km², Morocco with 1 licence of 585 km², and South Africa with 1 licence encompassing 1,675 km². The company benefits from a strategic joint venture with Ganfeng, one of the world's largest lithium producers, which enhances access to capital and provides downstream lithium chemical expertise, ensuring efficient exploration funding. Employing a world-class geological team, Lithium Africa Corp. targets proven and emerging lithium-rich geographies in Africa, positioning it as an early mover in the region's hardrock lithium potential within the metals and mining sector.
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Investor Highlights:
- Unique JV model with Ganfeng Lithium- a new paradigm for exploration
- First-Mover, district-scale footprint across Africa’s most underexplored pegmatite belts
- A pedigreed team of experienced explorers and scientists with capital market skills
Management:
Tyron Breytenbach is a Co-founder and Capital Markets Advisor of Lithium Africa. A geologist and capital markets professional, he spent a decade in the mining industry — specializing in resource estimation at Detour Gold — before moving into international equity research at Cormark Securities and Stifel Canada. He has co-founded multiple resource companies, including Lithium Africa and Roxmore Resources, and serves as a director of Rua Gold. He holds a BSc (Honours) from Rand Afrikaans University (now the University of Johannesburg) and is a designated P.Geo in Ontario.
Dr. Tom Benson is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Lithium Africa. A volcanologist and globally recognized lithium exploration geologist, he previously served as Vice President of Global Exploration at Lithium Argentina and earlier at Lithium Americas. In those roles, he led corporate exploration strategy to define some of the largest lithium deposits in the world — including Caucharí-Olaroz and Thacker Pass, now the largest measured lithium resource on the planet. Dr. Benson has served as a Director and Geological Advisor of Lithium Africa since 2023, bringing deep technical expertise in lithium deposit exploration and portfolio growth to his leadership of the Company. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University.