Topic: How To Invest

Q: What do you think about Orocobre Ltd. as a way to get into lithium? Thanks.

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A: Orocobre Ltd., $8.60, symbol ORL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 344.4 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; www.orocobre.com), mines lithium, potash, and other mineral deposits. The company’s operations include the Olaroz lithium mine and processing facility in Argentina, two open-pit borax mines in Argentina, and several other lithium properties acquired through its acquisition of Advantage Lithium in 2020. On April 19, 2021, Orocobre announced that it would acquire Galaxy Resources (symbol GXY on the Australian Stock Exchange) for $1.38 billion (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). The all-stock transaction will see Galaxy shareholders receive 0.569 Orocobre shares for each Galaxy share held. Once completed, Orocobre shareholders will own 54.2% of the combined entity while Galaxy shareholders will own 45.8%. Galaxy’s operations include a lithium mine in Australia and development projects in Canada and Argentina. Together, Orocobre and Galaxy will form the world’s fifth-largest producer of lithium chemicals, the refined form of the raw material used to make electric vehicle…