Lithium Americas falls on wider Q2 loss

** U.S.-listed shares of Lithium Americas LAC.TO, LAC.N down 1.4% at $2.91 premarket

** Company reports wider net loss in Q2, hurt by higher operating expenses

** LAC posts Q2 net loss of $13.25 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a loss of $6.56 million, or 3 cents per share, a year earlier

** Q2 operating expenses rise to $7.85 million from $6.42 million a year ago

** As of last close, LAC shares down 0.7% YTD