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Company name

Rincon Mining Pty Limited – Argentina Branch

Project number

15258-01

Category A projects could result in potentially significant environmental and/or social risks and impacts, which are diverse, irreversible, or unprecedented that may extend beyond the boundaries of the actual project site or facilities. In principle, Category A includes projects which have significant impacts on protected or sensitive areas21 and/ or vulnerable groups.

E&S category
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A

Country

Argentina

Sector

Manufacturing

Status

Proposed

Disclosed date

10/09/2025

Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.

Projected board date
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11/21/2025

Approval date

N/A

Signed date

N/A

Sponsoring entity

Rio Tinto plc

Investment Operations Department Contact

N/A

Investment type

Syndicated amount

N/A

Financing amount

USD $ 100,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

The Project entails developing, constructing, and operating the greenfield Salar del Rincon battery-grade lithium project located on the Salar del Rincon in Salta Province, Argentina (the “Project” or “Rincon”). Rincon is expected to produce ~up to 53 thousand tonnes per year (ktpa) of battery-grade Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE) over its 40-year mine. 

 

The Project will include wellfields and a brine distribution system, a spent brine disposal facility, a processing complex, filtered waste storage facilities, power transmission lines (two 23 km, 33 kV lines), and ancillary infrastructure.

 

The Project cost is estimated at ~US$2.5 billion. It will be financed using a combination of debt and equity. The proposed IDB Invest investment comprises an A Loan of up to US$100 million, and the remaining debt requirements will be financed through parallel loans

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Early disclosure

RINCON - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRATEGY (ESS)

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Environmental and social review

IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.

RINCON - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY (ESRS)

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RINCON - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN (ESAP)

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Client files

This section provides the key environmental and social assessment documents produced by the client for this project.

0690111-107-01-RP-F2-04112024-2C.SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS - ANEXOS

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0690111-107-01-RP-F2-04112024-2C.SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS

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Contact information

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Client Contact

PHONE NUMBER

+61 04 57527906

POST OFFICE ADDRESS

Olga Cossettini 1071, CABA, Argentina

IDB Invest Contact

PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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