Alpha Lithium Completes Geophysics and Updates Fieldwork at Tolillar Lithium Project in Argentina
June 09 2020 - 9:00AM
Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC:
ALLIF) (“Alpha” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce it has completed the first phase of geophysics and
provides a summary of ongoing operations at the Company’s Tolillar
Salar. The technical and operations teams mobilized in May
and transported a full complement of equipment for the first phase
construction of a high-altitude onsite camp. To review a short
video and photo gallery of recent activity, please visit:
https://alphalithium.com/gallery/.
Under the auspices of Dr. Rodolfo Garcia’s
company, Conhidro SRL (“Conhidro”), the first phase of Alpha’s
high-powered Vertical Electrical Sounding (“VES”) geophysics
program has concluded. Dr. Garcia accompanied Alpha’s Country
Manager, David Guerrero, to provide direct supervision of the
campaign. The Company and Conhidro will now spend several weeks
compiling and analyzing the data into usable geological
representations and hydrogeological models.
In addition to conducting the geophysics
program, Alpha has also engaged local community members; thus,
reinforcing Alpha’s commitment to all stakeholders from the very
beginning of the project. Additionally, Alpha has begun
construction of a major access road to the salar and started
developing a network of roads on the salar. The team also erected
the first phase of what will become Alpha’s permanent high-altitude
onsite camp. The camp now provides 24-hour communications, housing,
food, water, and related facilities in support of all activities
taking place across the entirety of the Tolillar Salar.
Dr. Garcia is a celebrated lithium brines
hydrogeology expert, having worked on virtually every salar in
northwest Argentina. He is a world-renowned geological professor
who has taken a keen interest in getting very hands-on in
Tolillar. In fact, Alpha’s Tolillar project is the first
salar he has personally visited in over three years and advised
that this was due to having been inspired by his team’s initial
analysis of the existing data. He personally directed the VES
crew to ensure near-perfect data was captured during the geophysics
program.
David Guerrero, Alpha’s Country Manager,
reports, “It’s been a very hectic and altogether successful two
weeks of mobilizing our on-site camp ahead of schedule and under
budget. Dr. Garcia’s previous analysis of the data at-hand
provided such a high level of confidence that we assuredly strayed
from convention and took advantage of cost saving opportunities and
the abundance of available equipment partially due to Covid-19
impacts on regional activity. With a surplus of equipment and
eager workforce immediately available, we were able to secure
high-performing crews at a fraction of the typical cost. The
construction of a camp this early in the exploration process will
significantly lower our future operating costs.”
Mr. Guerrero has also undertaken construction of
a new 6.5km access road, which will provide year-round, reliable
access to the salar from the same high-grade road used by Livent’s
Fenix operations for the last 20 years. The improved and much
shorter access road will provide year-round access for drilling
equipment, which will reduce future operating costs.
Brad Nichol, Company CEO notes, “It‘s fantastic
that we have already completed our planned geophysics program and
were able to get up and running in Argentina so quickly.
Given today’s global uncertainty, we weren’t quite sure how
smoothly operations might ramp up; however, we are thrilled at how
efficiently and quickly David has been able to get moving. We
have had highly positive interactions with the local community and
our geophysics was shot under the direction of a local geological
legend. Our camp is established four months ahead of schedule
and under budget. With a degree of optimism returning to the
resource sector, we very much look forward to reviewing the results
from our first geophysics program at Tolillar Salar.”
Previous programs conducted at Tolillar provided
encouraging results as samples taken at shallow depths ranged up to
504 mg/L of lithium. Initial Company-driven activities on the salar
have also led to the discovery of two new fresh water
sources. Securing access to fresh water in high altitude
deserts like Tolillar is an enormous benefit for future development
and production operations and serves as a decided advantage towards
the strategic value of the Company.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF ALPHA LITHIUM
CORPORATION
“Brad Nichol”
Brad Nichol President, CEO and Director For more
information:Alpha Lithium Investor RelationsTel: +1 844
592 6337 info@alphalithium.com
About Alpha Lithium (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC:
ALLIF)
Alpha Lithium is a growing team of industry
professionals and experienced stakeholders focused on the
development of the Tolillar Salar. Together, we have
assembled 100% ownership of what may be one of Argentina’s last
undeveloped lithium salars, encompassing 27,500 hectares (67,954
acres), neighboring multi-billion-dollar lithium players in the
heart of the renowned “Lithium Triangle”. Other companies in
the area exploring for lithium brines or currently in production
include Galaxy Lithium and POSCO at salar Hombre de Muerto; Livent
at salar Hombre de Muerto; Orocobre on salar Olaroz; Eramine
SudAmerica S.A. on salar Centenario; Gangfeng and Lithium Americas
on salar Cauchari;
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