Orocobre Ltd. said Sept. 2 that it has appointed Hersen Porta as COO, who will be responsible for overseeing the operations of the Olaroz lithium facility and Borax Argentina S.A. in Argentina.
Porta will have primary responsibility for operational performance and will provide support to the general managers of Olaroz and Borax.
On Aug. 23, Orocobre said that it finalized a 9.5-year, US$180 million finance facility, which will fund the stage two expansion of the Olaroz facility.
