American Lithium Corp. (“
American Lithium” or the
“
Company”) (TSX-V:LI | NASDAQ:AMLI |
Frankfurt:5LA1) provides financial and operating highlights for the
second quarter ended August 31, 2023. Unless otherwise stated, all
amounts presented are in Canadian dollars.
“We continue to make progress across all
projects,” stated Simon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium. “In
Nevada, we enhanced our claystone profile with a strategic
investment in Surge Battery Metals and continued flow sheet
improvements at TLC as we move through our pre-feasibility
work.
In Peru, we are excited about high grade drill
results at Falchani as we continue to advance the project, as well
as a new discovery at Quelcaya which establishes the potential of a
large-scale lithium district.”
Highlights of the Quarter:
-
Strategic Investment – invested C$5,360,000 for a
9.7% interest in Surge Battery Metals to support the development of
the Northern Nevada Claystone Project.
-
Intersected High-Grade Lithium at Falchani, Extending Known
Mineralization – reported highest grades of both lithium
and cesium encountered at the project to date – up to 5,465 ppm
lithium and up to 12,610 ppm cesium.
- Macusani
Spin Out Deferral – announced decision to continue to
advance the Macusani Uranium Project within American Lithium.
- Maiden
ESG Report – published maiden Environmental, Social and
Governance Report for the fiscal period March 1, 2022 – February
2023.
Subsequent Events:
- Flow Sheet
Refinement – continued refinement of TLC PEA flow
sheet with higher lithium purity indicating enhanced economic
potential of this project.
- Lithium Discovery at
Quelcaya in Peru – new lithium discovery 6 kilometres west
of Falchani with assays up to 2,668 ppm lithium and over 222 metres
of continuous mineralization.
Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data is
summarized from the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto (the “Financial Statements”)
for the second quarter ended August 31, 2023. Copies of the
Financial Statements and MD&A are available at
www.americanlithiumcorp.com or on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
|
Three MonthsAugust 31, 2023 |
Three MonthsAugust 31, 2022 |
Loss and comprehensive loss |
($10,579,027) |
($10,709,964) |
Loss per share - basic and diluted |
($0.05) |
($0.05) |
|
As AtAugust 31, 2023 |
As AtFebruary 28, 2023 |
Cash, cash equivalents and guaranteed investment certificates |
$21,866,938 |
$40,622,180 |
Short-term investments |
$6,298,000 |
- |
Total assets |
$185,429,628 |
$194,280,141 |
Total current liabilities |
$2,683,538 |
$1,738,766 |
Total liabilities |
$5,110,999 |
$1,890,074 |
Total shareholders’ equity |
$180,318,629 |
$192,390,067 |
About American
Lithium
American Lithium is actively engaged in the
development of large-scale lithium projects within mining-friendly
jurisdictions in the Americas. The Company is currently focused on
the continued development of its strategically located TLC Lithium
Claystone Project in the richly mineralized Esmeralda lithium
district in Nevada, as well as continuing to advance its Falchani
Hard-rock Lithium Project and Macusani Uranium Project in
southeastern Peru. All three projects, TLC, Falchani and Macusani
have been through robust preliminary economic assessments, exhibit
strong expansion potential and enjoy strong community support.
Pre-feasibility work is well advanced at Falchani and has commenced
at TLC.
For more information, please contact the Company
at info@americanlithiumcorp.com or visit our website
at www.americanlithiumcorp.com for project update videos
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of
American Lithium Corp.
“Simon Clarke”CEO & DirectorTel: 604 428 6128
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward
Looking Information
This news release contains certain
forward-looking information and forward-looking statements
(collectively “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of
applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding the ability to appeal the
judicial ruling, the anticipated completion of pre-feasibility
work, and any other statements regarding the business plans,
expectations and objectives of American Lithium. Forward-looking
statements are frequently identified by such words as "may",
"will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend",
“indicate”, “scheduled”, “target”, “goal”, “potential”, “subject”,
“efforts”, “option” and similar words, or the negative connotations
thereof, referring to future events and results.Forward-looking
statements in this press release include, without limitation,
statements relating to ongoing optimization work for the TLC
project; the potential to produce battery grade lithium carbonate
and / or hydroxide, the Company’s ability to fund its
activities and work programs with its current capital and the
Company’s business and strategic plans. Forward-looking statements
are based on the current opinions and expectations of management
and are not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or
events. Although American Lithium believes that the current
opinions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable based on information available at the
time, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
statements since American Lithium can provide no assurance that
such opinions and expectations will prove to be correct. All
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to
a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including risks,
uncertainties and assumptions related to: American Lithium’s
ability to achieve its stated goals, which could have a material
adverse impact on many aspects of American Lithium’s businesses
including but not limited to: the ability to access mineral
properties for indeterminate amounts of time, the health of the
employees or consultants resulting in delays or diminished
capacity, social or political instability in Peru which in turn
could impact American Lithium’s ability to maintain the continuity
of its business operating requirements, may result in the reduced
availability or failures of various local administration and
critical infrastructure, reduced demand for the American Lithium’s
potential products, availability of materials, global travel
restrictions, and the availability of insurance and the associated
costs; the judicial appeal process in Peru, and any and all future
remedies pursued by American Lithium and its subsidiary Macusani to
resolve the title for 32 of its concessions; the ongoing ability to
work cooperatively with stakeholders, including but not limited to
local communities and all levels of government; the potential for
delays in exploration or development activities; the interpretation
of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral
deposits; the possibility that any future exploration, development
or mining results will not be consistent with our expectations;
risks that permits will not be obtained as planned or delays in
obtaining permits; mining and development risks, including risks
related to accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes
(including work stoppages, strikes and loss of personnel) or other
unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration and
development; risks related to commodity price and foreign exchange
rate fluctuations; risks related to foreign operations; the
cyclical nature of the industry in which American Lithium operates;
risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely
basis and on acceptable terms or delays in obtaining governmental
approvals; risks related to environmental regulation and liability;
political and regulatory risks associated with mining and
exploration; risks related to the uncertain global economic
environment and the effects upon the global market generally, any
of which could continue to negatively affect global financial
markets, including the trading price of American Lithium’s shares
and could negatively affect American Lithium’s ability to raise
capital and may also result in additional and unknown risks or
liabilities to American Lithium. Other risks and uncertainties
related to prospects, properties and business strategy of American
Lithium are identified in the “Risk Factors” section of American
Lithium’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed on May 29,
2023, and in recent securities filings available at www.sedar.com.
Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. American Lithium undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required
by applicable securities laws. Investors should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements.
Cautionary Note Regarding Macusani
Concessions
Thirty-two of the 169 concessions held by
American Lithium’s subsidiary Macusani, are currently subject to
Administrative and Judicial processes (together, the “Processes”)
in Peru to overturn resolutions issued by INGEMMET and the Mining
Council of MINEM in February 2019 and July 2019, respectively,
which declared Macusani’s title to 32 of the concessions invalid
due to late receipt of the annual validity payments. In November
2019, Macusani applied for injunctive relief on 32 concessions in a
Court in Lima, Peru and was successful in obtaining such an
injunction on 17 of the concessions including three of the four
concessions included in the Macusani Uranium Project PEA. The grant
of the Precautionary Measure (Medida Cautelar) has restored the
title, rights and validity of those 17 concessions to Macusani
until a final decision is obtained at the last stage of the
judicial process. A Precautionary Measure application was made at
the same time for the remaining 15 concessions and was ultimately
granted by a Court in Lima, Peru on March 2, 2021 which has also
restored the title, rights and validity of those 15 remaining
concessions to Macusani, with the result being that all 32
concessions are now protected by Precautionary Measure (Medida
Cautelar) until a final decision on this matter is obtained at the
last stage of the judicial process. The favourable judge’s ruling
confirming title to all 32 concessions from November 3, 2021
represents the final stage of the current judicial process.
However, this ruling has recently been appealed by MINEM and
INGEMMET. American Lithium has no assurance that the outcome of
these appeals will be in the Company’s favour.
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