Lithium Chile Inc · TSXV:LITH
Lithium Chile — Investor Presentation (February 2023)
22 slides from Lithium Chile's investor presentation, February 2023
Slide 1: Pioneering Lithium
PIONEERING LITHIUM FEBRUARY 2023 LITHIUM CHILE HAS OWNERSHIP IN THE LARGEST HIGH-GRADE LITHIUM RESERVES IN THE WORLD COMPRISING OF 111,978 HECTARES IN CHILE AND 20,800 HECTARES IN ARGENTINA.
Slide 2: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER This presentation is not an offer to purchase or sell securities. This In particular, this presentation contains forward-looking statements relating to Readers are cautioned that the foregoing presentation is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or a Lithium Chile`s
Slide 3: Company Overview
COMPANY OVERVIEW Lithium Chile has one of the largest land portfolios in the junior mining sector with properties on 13 salars, totaling over 130,000 hectares. Ownership in a total of 111,978 hectares in Chile. Control of 20,800 hectares in the ‘white gold rush’ Salta province in Argentina. 2,587,00
Slide 4: Property Locations
PROPERTY LOCATIONS PROJECT NAME AREA TYPE/AREA HECTARES Aguilar Chile Lithium 1,078 Aquas Caliente Chile Lithium 2,500 Atacama Chile Lithium 6,000 Coipasa Chile Lithium 11,300 Helados Chile Lithium 25,100 Laguna Blanca Chile Lithium 14,700 Llamara Chile Lithium 35,500 Los Morros Chile Lithium 1,700
Slide 5: Lithium Pricing – Record Highs
LITHIUM PRICING – RECORD HIGHS January 2023 BATTERY GRADE LITHIUM HYDROXIDE Lithium PRICES Carbonate, (US$/MT) 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, China $75,000/t Previous Peak $25,000/t 5
Slide 6: Lithium Companies – Consolidation and Race for Assets
LITHIUM COMPANIES – CONSOLIDATION AND RACE FOR ASSETS Lithium M&A Activity has seen an astonishing acceleration in 2021 /2022… April 2021: Lithium miners Galaxy Resources and Orocobre announced a US$3.1bn merger August 2021: Bacanora Lithium agreed to cash offer of £284.8m from Ganfeng Lithium Septe
Slide 7: Arizaro, Argentina Project
ARIZARO, ARGENTINA PROJECT Lithium Chile controls 20,800 ha of legal concessions located mainly in the central part of the salar which is strategically located close The Project is located in the Arizaro Salar located to the best water supply area. in the Salta province of northwest Argentina. 7
Slide 8: Argentina - Arizaro Project
ARGENTINA -ARIZARO PROJECT Logged on October 19 and 20, 2021, in the Arizaro salt flat. In the first 300 m of the well, the presence of compacted halite can be observed. However, there are thin levels where the halite is mixed with sand. Below 302 m there is a clastic section that increases in depth
Slide 9: Arizaro Project – Argento 1
ARIZARO PROJECT – ARGENTO 1 Argento-1 reached a depth of 470 meters below land surface (bls). Hydra-sleeve samples yielded values up to 446 mg/l of Li. Using the inflatable packer system, lithium samples returned values up to 555 mg/ls. Dilutions caused by mesh casing during pump testing resulted in
Slide 10: Arizaro Project – Phase Two Project
ARIZARO PROJECT – PHASE TWO PROJECT Lithium Chile commenced its Phase Two Program in June 2022 that includes 4 exploration holes and 3-4 production wells. Exploration Hole Highlights at October 20th include: Completed two of the four exploration holes with a third hole underway. Field test showed 34
Slide 11: Arizaro Project – Argento 2
ARIZARO PROJECT – ARGENTO 2 Production Hole Highlights: First of three planned production holes, Argento-2, has been completed and drilled to a total depth of 649 metres. Argento 2 encountered the target brine aquifer between 343 metres and 598 metres. This equates to a total aquifer of 255 metres t
Slide 12: Arizaro Project – Argento 2
ARIZARO PROJECT – ARGENTO 2 Total Indicated and Inferred resource from second well is 1,167,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent. Total Indicated resource from the first two wells is 1,337,000 metric tonnes and Inferred resource is 1,250,000 metric tonnes ARGENTO-3 for a total of 2,587,
Slide 13: Arizaro Project – Water Well
ARIZARO PROJECT – WATER WELL Water is critical for the production of lithium carbonate whether using traditional evaporation methods or new direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies. The Company’s first water well, CHASCHA SUR-01, has been drilled, completed, and cased on the southern border of t
Slide 14: Arizaro Project – Metallurgical Studies
ARIZARO PROJECT – METALLURGICAL STUDIES 2,000 litres of brine collected from the first production well. Tests include advanced chemistry studies at the Company’s lab in Jujuy Province to determine best production processes for lithium extraction, conducting evaporation tests to determine concentrati
Slide 15: Arizaro Project – On the Ground
ARIZARO PROJECT – ON THE GROUND The Company’s camp on the Salar de Arizaro accommodates 50 employees as a result of significantly expanded operations. The camp is complete with a kitchen, dining room and health & safety modules. The on-site camp allows for non-stop operations and significantly reduc
Slide 16: 2023 Chilean Projects
2023 CHILEAN PROJECTS LLAMARA A 35,500-hectare property with historic drill results showing lithium grades up to 343 mg/l. Currently completing a 74-kilometer TEM geophysical program over the new claims to define the highly conductive target on the Salar de Llamara. Conditional on the TEM results, a
Slide 17: 2023 Chilean Projects
2023 CHILEAN PROJECTS AQUAS Detailed surface brine, sediment and rock sampling CALIENTES will begin in January on this 2,500-hectare property. Prior government sampling returned lithium values of up to 380 mg/l from surface brine pools. Existing permits on part of the claims for borax mining will be
Slide 18: Joint Ventures - Chile
JOINT VENTURES - CHILE Joint Ventures are consistent with the Company’s goal to maximize the return of the Chilean assets while focusing on developing the Arizaro project through the Phase Two Program. LAGUNA BLANCA – 14,700 hectares Joint Venture with Monumental Minerals Corp. for an option to acqu
Slide 19: Financials and Share Structure
FINANCIALS AND SHARE STRUCTURE $39,000,000 19
Slide 20: Recognition
RECOGNITION Lithium Chile was awarded “Best Lithium Company of the Year” at the 2022 International Mines and Money Event in London. 20
Slide 21: Management Team
MANAGEMENT TEAM STEVE COCHRANE MICHELLE DECECCO JOSÉ DE CASTRO ALEM TERRY WALKER PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT & COO MANAGER OF LITHIUM VP EXPLORATION & CHIEF Mr. Cochrane has 36 years of Ms. DeCecco brings deep capital OPERATIONS GEOLOGIST investment industry experience markets, investor relations
Slide 22: lithiumchile.ca
Steve Cochrane, President & CEO +1-587-393-5801 | [email protected] Michelle DeCecco, Vice President & COO +1-587-393-1990 | [email protected] LITHIUMCHILE.CA 22
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