NOA Lithium Brines

Name

NOA Lithium Brines

Legal name

NOA Lithium Brines Inc.

Website

https://noalithium.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lithium Brine Exploration and Development

NAICS

Other Metal Ore Mining (21229)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Lithium Mining & Brine Extraction (IMAKAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Battery Raw Materials Mining & Refining (Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Graphite) (EUAFABAA), Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL), Mine Development & Processing EPC (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAM)

Keywords

• Lithium brine exploration
• Lithium carbonate production
• Mineral resource development
• Battery metals mining
• Direct lithium extraction

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pre-Revenue Exploration Stage: Company is in exploration and development phase with no current revenue. Funded through equity raises, private placements, strategic investments, and joint venture arrangements. Future revenue anticipated from lithium carbonate production sales or project divestiture/acquisition.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NOA Lithium Brines Inc. is a lithium brine exploration and development company focused on acquiring, exploring and advancing lithium brine assets in Argentina's Lithium Triangle. It controls 100% interest in three projects — Rio Grande, Arizaro and Salinas Grandes — totaling over 120,000 hectares, with the flagship Rio Grande Project hosting a Mineral Resource Estimate of 4.7Mt LCE at 525 mg/L lithium concentration. Future output is intended as lithium carbonate for sale to battery manufacturers and lithium chemical processors.

Product overview

NOA Lithium Brines Inc. is a lithium exploration and development company focused on the global battery metals sector. The company operates three core lithium brine projects in Argentina's Lithium Triangle: the Rio Grande Project (37,000 hectares with 4.7Mt LCE resource at 525 mg/l), the Arizaro Project (78,000 hectares), and the Salinas Grandes Project (10,200 hectares), totaling over 120,000 hectares of claims. The projects target lithium carbonate production from brine deposits in Salta Province.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rio Grande Lithium Project Lithium brine exploration and development project covering approximately 37,000 hectares at the Rio Grande Salar in Salta Province, Argentina, hosting a 4.7Mt LCE Mineral Resource Estimate at 525 mg/L average lithium concentration. Intended to anchor future lithium carbonate production.
• Arizaro Lithium Project Lithium brine exploration project covering approximately 78,000 hectares at the Arizaro Salar in Salta Province, Argentina; one of NOA's largest claimholdings and the subject of a JV/earn-in with Summit Explore for direct lithium extraction development toward a 5,000-tonne-per-annum lithium carbonate facility.
• Salinas Grandes Lithium Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.7 million tonnes LCE resource at 525 mg/L lithium concentration at Rio Grande
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Summit Explore CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Non-binding term sheet establishing joint venture on NOA's Arizaro lithium brine property in Salta Province, Argentina. Summit Explore (subsidiary of Summit Lithium Technologies) will invest approximately USD 3.5 million through staged cash payments and equity to earn a 60% interest, funding a Preliminary Economic Assessment by September 2027 and a Preliminary Feasibility Study. Summit will serve as operator upon earning its interest. Collaboration aims to leverage Summit's proprietary direct lithium extraction technology and consolidate multiple brine properties for a centralized 5,000-tonne-per-annum lithium carbonate facility.
• HidrotecsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Strategic collaboration announced in May 2026 to support NOA's projects. Details of the collaboration scope were referenced in company news release.
• HatchcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 May 2026Engaged to lead process development study supporting the upcoming Preliminary Feasibility Study at Rio Grande Project. Hatch is a leading global consulting firm specializing in mining and metals processing. Previously engaged in April 2025 to lead the Preliminary Economic Assessment for Rio Grande.
• Montgomery & AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 21 January 2026Engaged for hydrogeological modeling work at Rio Grande salar to support the Preliminary Feasibility Study for Rio Grande lithium project. The PFS is scheduled for completion before end of 2026.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lithium Americas Corp: Direct lithium brine peer operating in the same Lithium Triangle region (Cauchari-Olaroz in Argentina, Thacker Pass in US). NOA's CEO Gabriel Rubacha was previously President of South American Operations at LAC, making it the most direct operational and jurisdictional comparable.
• Lithium Chile Inc. Canadian-listed junior lithium explorer with claims in the same Salta Province salars (Arizaro) adjacent to NOA's projects. Closely comparable in stage (pre-construction), scale (junior), and asset geography.
• Standard Lithium Ltd. Lithium brine developer focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology partnerships, comparable to NOA's exploration and process development approach. Similar pre-revenue, publicly-listed junior status with strategic technology collaborations.

Emerging players

• Vulcan Energy Resources: Lithium developer using renewable energy and DLE technology; comparable in DLE-focused extraction approach and project development stage, though geographically in Europe's Upper Rhine Valley.

Broad incumbents

• Albemarle Corporation: One of the world's largest lithium producers with operations in the same region (Salta Province, Argentina) and adjacent to NOA. Establishes the benchmark incumbent operating in NOA's target geography and end market.
• Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM): Major global lithium brine producer operating in Chile's Salar de Atacama — directly comparable in extraction methodology and end-product focus (lithium carbonate for batteries).
• Arcadium Lithium plc: Vertically integrated lithium chemicals producer (formed via Livent/Allkem merger) with brine assets in Argentina and other jurisdictions; a likely strategic acquirer profile for advanced-stage Lithium Triangle juniors like NOA.
• Ganfeng Lithium Group: Global lithium producer with significant Argentine brine interests (Cauchari-Olaroz and others). Comparable end-market focus and acquisitive strategy that could make it a strategic acquirer of NOA assets.

Others

• Millennial Lithium Corp. Predecessor Argentine lithium brine developer that was acquired by Lithium Americas — illustrative of the typical exit pathway for advanced-stage Lithium Triangle juniors and a useful transaction comparable.
• Hatch Ltd. Engineering, procurement, and construction management firm engaged by NOA for Rio Grande process development and PFS. Relevant ecosystem peer given NOA's reliance on Hatch for project execution milestones.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NOAlithium
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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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