Mine / resource · Argentina

Tres Quebradas (3Q)

RampingNot yet verifiedAs of 25 Oct 2026
Owner
Zijin Mining 100% (via Liex S.A.)
Listed via
601899.SS
Product
Li2CO3
Deposit type
Brine
Capacity
Phase 1 commissioned (2025 output 5.8 kt LCE; H1 2026 9.2 kt LCE); upgrade to 30 ktpa Li2CO3 planned; Phase 2 +40 ktpa under RIGI
≈ 30 kt LCE/yr (planned)
Location
-27.48°, -68.66°

Tinogasta dept., Catamarca. Location = centre of the pond and plant complex on the 3Q salar, checked on satellite imagery; SEGEMAR mineral-deposit database lists the project at -27.47861, -68.65138 (about 1 km away, at the plant edge).

Ownership structure

Effective economic interest of listed owners · As of 25 Oct 2026
Zijin Mining601899.SS100%Tres Quebradas (3Q)Mine / resource

Attributable capacity

Listed ownerStakekt LCE/yr
Zijin Mining 601899.SS100%≈30

Structure: Zijin Mining 100% (via Liex S.A.).

Value chain

Owners, buyers and the refineries on Li3atlas they feed · As of 25 Oct 2026
Listed ownersZijin Mining601899.SS · 100%
Mine / resourceTres Quebradas (3Q)Phase 1 commissioned (2025 output 5.8 kt LCE; H1 2026 9.2 kt LCE); upgrade to 30 ktpa Li2CO3 planned; Phase 2 +40 ktpa under RIGI

Quarterly production

As of 30 Jun 2026
02.557.51012.5UnverifiedUnverifiedUnverifiedUnverifiedH1 2026: 9.24 kt LCE9.24Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26Q3 26

kt LCE, as reported · Source: H1 2026

H1 2026
Production (kt LCE)9.2

Country risk · Argentina

Policy risk: Medium As of 24 Oct 2026
Royalty
Provincial royalty capped at 3% at the mine mouth; Catamarca and Salta have legislated up to 5%

RIGI investment regime covers lithium and cuts the effective tax rate (Fundar model for a Salta project: 42.8% to 30.4%). source

Change history

Approved changes with their source · As of 25 Oct 2026
DateFieldChangeSource
25 Oct 2026Quarterly figuresnew: H1 2026 · production 9.236 kt LCEZijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Interim Report 2026 (HKEX, 25 Sep 2026)
25 Oct 2026production_plannew: 2026: 30 kt LCE · Company 2026 production plan (Annual Report 2025); not a DFS/PFS schedule (as of 2025-12-31)Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2025 (HKEX)
24 Oct 2026Notesnew: Added to Li3atlas: Tres Quebradas (3Q)Zijin Mining: Tres Quebradas Salar (3Q Lithium Project) project page

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