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Lithium Africa Corp. is a lithium exploration and development company building a portfolio of hard-rock lithium assets across Africa. The Company holds a majority interest in its flagship Springbok Project in South Africa’s Northern Cape, a permitted, past-producing spodumene mine with more than 40 known spodumene-bearing pegmatites. The Company is targeting first production of spodumene concentrate from Springbok in the second half of 2027, subject to financing and required approvals. Lithium Africa holds its exploration interests across West and Southern Africa, including the Adzopé District in Côte d’Ivoire, through a 50/50 joint venture with GFL International Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Ganfeng Lithium, which matches the Company’s exploration spending dollar for dollar. 

For more information, please visit [www.li-africa.com](https://www.li-africa.com).

Dr. Tom Benson
Chief Executive Officer & Director
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.

Tyron Breytenbach, P.Geo
Co-founder and Capital Markets Advisor
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.

What do you think makes your company such a compelling investment?

Lithium Africa is an exploration company purpose-built to capitalize on the next cycle of lithium demand. Its strategic mission is to discover, de-risk and monetize Tier 1 lithium assets through data-driven targeting, aggressive fieldwork and value-driven exits. The company's unique 50/50 joint venture with Ganfeng Lithium is the cornerstone of its strategy, providing both financial leverage and industrial alignment at the earliest stages of project development.

Africa remains largely underexplored for lithium despite sharing geological similarities with major hardrock lithium belts in Canada and Australia. Lithium Africa is the first company to systematically deploy a multi-jurisdictional discovery strategy across the continent – combining top-tier geology with capital efficiency and strategic clarity.