Lithium Chile Inc. (TSXV: LITH; formerly Kairos Capital Corporation, renamed December 2017) holds a 62.2% interest in the Salar de Arizaro lithium brine project in Salta Province, Argentina, through its subsidiary Argentum Lithium S.A., along with about 106,136 hectares across 11 lithium brine properties in Chile, where it obtained a Special Lithium Operating Contract (CEOL) for its Coipasa project in 2025. Arizaro's July 2024 pre-feasibility study outlines 25,000 tpa of battery-grade lithium carbonate over a 20-year mine life, with an after-tax NPV8% of US$2.829 billion and an after-tax IRR of 36.3% (pre-tax US$3.853 billion and 42.1%) and initial capital of US$1.055 billion, on a resource effective 3 April 2024 of 261,000 t of lithium carbonate equivalent Measured, 2,237,000 t Indicated and 1,624,000 t Inferred. In December 2025 the company agreed to sell Argentum Lithium, and with it Arizaro, to China Union Holdings for US$175,000,000; shareholders approved the sale with about 96% of votes cast in May 2026 and a US$5,000,000 deposit is in escrow, but the sale has not closed. After a national-security notice under the Investment Canada Act in August 2026, which Lithium Chile contested, the Government of Canada ordered a formal review of the transaction under section 25 of the Act on 29 September 2026, and China Union is reviewing the order.
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 6/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 7.7/10.
- Trading within 0% of its 52-week low — weak recent price momentum.
Lifecycle Milestones
Jurisdiction (40%)6/10
Salta Province, Argentina, is not rated in the Fraser Institute's 2025 or 2024 mining surveys (too few responses), so this score is Argentina's country level, 6. The flagship Salar de Arizaro lithium brine project is in Salta Province. The company's other lithium brine properties are in Chile, where the 2023 National Lithium Strategy pushes new lithium projects toward state control or partnership.
Infrastructure (40%)Not yet researched
No flagship project on file yet, so existing mill, road access, grid power, and tailings facility haven't been researched.
Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched
No project coordinates on file yet, so distance to a producing mine can't be measured.
Acquisition Susceptibility
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal in the research, a producer that already owns part of the company, is scored from its disclosed strategic shareholders. A producer that is a joint-venture or earn-in partner on the project, rather than a shareholder, isn't captured yet.
How this score is built
- Disclosed pending dealSub-score: Not scored
A disclosed corporate action (not an acquisition or merger)
A corporate action of this kind says nothing about takeover susceptibility, so it isn't scored.
Weight 26.25% - Producer's strategic stakeSub-score: Not scored
No producer holds a disclosed stake on file (holder register researched) See holders
Not scored: most juniors that do get bought had no prior toehold, so a missing stake says little either way.
Weight 25% - Distance to a producing mineSub-score: Not yet researched
Distance not yet researched: no project coordinates on file
Distance can't be measured without coordinates, so excluded rather than counted as far.
Weight 22.5% - Lifecycle stageSub-score:8/10
Stage: Pre-Feasibility Study
Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.
Weight 15% · 57% here - JurisdictionSub-score:6/10
Argentina: jurisdiction score 6/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 26% here - CommoditySub-score:2/10
Primary commodity: Other
Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.
Weight 4.5% · 17% here
Weight is each input's share of the full score. “Here” is its share of this company's score: inputs that aren't scored are left out and the rest re-weighted, never counted as zero.
Your Rankings
Management Team
CEO, Chairman and Director of Stuve Gold Corp.; also Chief Executive Officer & Director of San Lorenzo Gold Corp., Executive Chairman of Lithium Chile Inc. and a director of Kairos Gold Inc. 30+ years in exploration, development and production operations in the oil and gas and mineral exploration sectors. Focused on mineral exploration in Chile since 2009. Co-founded Big Dougie Capital Corp., serving as its President.
CFO of Lithium Chile Inc.; also Chief Financial Officer of Kairos Gold Inc. and Stuve Gold Corp. Over 25 years of experience within the mining industry as CFO for publicly listed companies including Lithium Chile, PetroFrontier Corp. and Elkwater Resources Ltd. Applied Bachelor of Business Administration; CGA and CPA designations.
Vice President Exploration and Director of San Lorenzo Gold Corp.; also VP Exploration & Chief Geologist, Director of Lithium Chile Inc.; Vice President of Exploration of Kairos Gold Inc.; and V.P. Exploration, Director of Stuve Gold Corp. Over 42 years' mineral exploration experience across 12 countries, 27 of them South America-focused; BSc London School of Mines, MSc McGill.
Manager of Lithium Operations and Director of Lithium Chile Inc., appointed 2019. Chemical Engineer with extensive international mining and commercial management background across Argentina and Chile; recognized pioneer in lithium brine exploration, development and production in South America with 20+ years of lithium brine experience.
Director of Lithium Chile Inc. since 2020.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
No smart-money tracking (institutional/large-investor activity) for this miner yet — this is a planned feature, not live data.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Lithium Chile, renamed from Kairos Capital in December 2017, holds a 62.2% interest in the Salar de Arizaro lithium brine project in Salta Province, Argentina, through its subsidiary Argentum Lithium, along with about 106,136 hectares of lithium brine properties in Chile, where it obtained a Special Lithium Operating Contract for its Coipasa project in 2025. Arizaro's pre-feasibility study reported resources, effective 3 April 2024, of 261,000 t of lithium carbonate equivalent measured, 2,237,000 t indicated and 1,624,000 t inferred, and outlines production of 25,000 t a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate over a 20-year mine life. The July 2024 study shows an after-tax NPV8% of US$2.83B and a 36.3% IRR, with initial capital of US$1.05B and an all-in sustaining cost of US$7,165/t of lithium carbonate. In December 2025 the company agreed to sell Argentum Lithium, and with it the Arizaro project, to China Union Holdings for US$175M, a disposal of substantially all of its assets that shareholders approved with about 96% of votes cast in May 2026. The sale has not closed: after a national-security notice under the Investment Canada Act in August 2026, which Lithium Chile contested on the basis that Argentum is not a Canadian company, the Government of Canada ordered a formal review of the transaction on 29 September 2026, and a further extension of the closing deadline is available to 19 October 2026.