March 15 (Reuters) - Arcadium Lithium Plc ( ARLTF ) said

on Friday its mining operations and expansion activities at its

Fenix and Sal de Vida projects in Argentina are not impacted

after a court halted new mining permits over environmental

concerns.

The Court of Justice in the province of Catamarca,

Argentina, temporarily suspended the issuance of new mining

permits, demanding that fresh environmental impact studies be

carried out on local lithium projects.

The ruling involves the Los Patos River-Salar del Hombre

Muerto area, where global lithium giant Arcadium - formerly

Livent - has a project. The decision follows rising tensions

over water use with local communities in the region.

Arcadium added that all the company's existing permits and

environmental impact assessments (EIAs) remain valid.