Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF)
(Frankfurt: 2P62) (“
Alpha” or the
“
Company”), sole owner of one of the last large,
undeveloped salars in Argentina’s Lithium Triangle, is pleased to
announce that it has completed drilling operations on the first
well of its planned six-well drilling program. This is an important
first step towards the extraction and processing of brine from
Alpha’s 100% owned, 27,500-hectare Tolillar Salar.
The Company started drilling the first of a
six-well, three-phase drilling program at the start of December
(see press release December 1, 2020) and it was completed just
prior to shutting down for Christmas. After satisfying necessary
COVID-testing requirements, the entire crew has now returned to
location to commence flow-back and clean-out of the wellbore. Once
completed, the crew and rig will move to the second location of
Phase One.
A summary of the Company’s Three Phase drilling
plan is provided below:
Phase One: Two shallow wells
(less than 100 meters) designed to test and confirm geophysical
targets on the east and west peripheries of the Tolillar Salar.
Management elected to drill these targets first, as they were fully
permitted and drill-ready. The primary objective for these two
wells is to confirm lithium grades and further refine the Company’s
hydrogeological model.
Phase Two: Up to two
medium-depth wells (between 250 and 400 meters) designed to test
geophysical targets on the eastern side of Tolillar Salar, which
have not previously been tested, other than very shallow lithium
tests that were performed by the previous salar owners. The primary
objectives of Phase Two drilling are to confirm lithium grades and
production flow rates for the 10 km2 extension into the southern
portion of the salar. Following a short reapplication process for
the expired drilling license for these locations, the Company has
been informed that the license has recently been re-granted by the
Argentine government.
Phase Three: Up to two deep
wells (greater than 400 meters). Management is eager to drill these
wells, as the last round of geophysics (see press release November
10, 2020) identified a new, thick, deep horizon in the southern
part of the Tolillar Salar. This deep horizon has been found to be
highly productive and contain exceptionally high lithium
concentrations on the nearby Hombre Muerto Salar. The primary
objective is to identify the geological, chemical and
deliverability properties of this new, high-impact horizon. The
Company has applied for a license to drill on these two locations
and expects to receive approval shortly.
The Company’s 27,500-hectare Tolillar Salar,
which is over 20 km long and up to 500 meters deep, has the
potential to host a significant lithium deposit. It is the
Company’s intent to capitalize on the next generation of Direct
Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) techniques that have been shown to
economically extract lithium at concentrations as low as 100 mg/L.
Previous drilling and sampling at the Tolillar Salar yielded
lithium concentrations of up to 504 mg/L (see press release dated
May 5, 2020).
Brad Nichol, Chief Executive of Alpha,
commented, “Even in the midst of COVID, Christmas vacations and New
Year’s break, our operations team in Argentina has successfully
completed drilling of Alpha’s inaugural wellbore! The crew is back
at work and we are almost ready to move the rig to its second
location. We are also investigating the availability of a second
drilling rig to move quickly and simultaneously onto Phase Two.”
Nichol continued, “While the focus is currently and understandably
on drilling, Alpha’s corporate motivation is to commence producing
the enormous volumes held within this very large salar. Our recent
team additions from Beyond Lithium (see press release November 18,
2020) are already working on unlocking the potential of DLE, which
should allow us to process the large volumes contained within the
Tolillar Salar.”
Alpha is also pleased to announce the granting
of 1,250,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company as full
compensation in exchange for corporate consulting services,
specifically limited to European markets. The stock options have a
strike price of $0.80, a two-year exercise life and will vest
immediately.
Qualified Person
Michael Rosko, MS, PG, of E. L. Montgomery and
Associates (M&A) of Santiago, Chile, is a registered geologist
(CPG) in Arizona, California and Texas, a registered member of the
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME No. 4064687),
and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Mr. Rosko has extensive experience in salar environments and has
been a qualified person on many lithium brine projects. Mr. Rosko
and M&A are completely independent of Alpha Lithium. Mr. Rosko
has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of
this news release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF ALPHA
LITHIUM CORPORATION
“Brad Nichol”
Brad NicholPresident, CEO and Director
For more
information:Alpha Lithium Investor Relations Tel:
+1 844 592 6337info@alphalithium.com
About Alpha Lithium (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF)
(Frankfurt: 2P62)
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, Livent, and POSCO in Salar del Hombre Muerto;
Orocobre in Salar Olaroz; Eramine SudAmerica S.A. in Salar de
Centenario; and Gangfeng and Lithium Americas in Salar de
Cauchari.
For more information visit:
https://alphalithium.com/ and follow us on Twitter or Facebook.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release
contains forward-looking information which is subject to a variety
of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. While these statements reflect
management's current plans, projections, and intents, by their
nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks
and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the control of the
Company. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the
preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at
the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such,
undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking
statements. The Company’s actual results, programs, production
decisions (if any) activities and financial position could differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by these
forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no
responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new
events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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