American Lithium Files Updated Mineral Resource Technical Report on Falchani Supporting 476% Increase in Measured & Indicated Lithium Resource
December 15 2023 - 6:00AM
American Lithium Corp. (“American Lithium” or the “Company”)
(TSX-V:LI | Nasdaq:AMLI | Frankfurt:5LA1) is pleased to announce it
has filed the independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical
Report on the updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for the
Falchani Lithium Project (“Falchani”) located in Southwestern Peru
and as announced on October 31, 2023. The MRE and Technical Report
were completed by Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (“Stantec”),
which established a much larger lithium resource base which will
form the basis of an updated preliminary economic assessment on the
Falchani (“PEA”). The MRE has been incorporated into the Mine Plan
within the PEA, which is currently being finalized by DRA Global
and will be announced shortly.
Key Highlights of Technical
Report
- Measured +
Indicated Resource (“M&I”) increases 476% from previous 2019
MRE;
- Measured
Resource – 1.01 Million Tonnes (“Mt”) Lithium Carbonate Equivalent
(“LCE”) (69 Mt @ 2,792 parts per million (“ppm”) Lithium
(“Li”));
- Indicated
Resource – 4.52 Mt LCE (378 Mt @ 2,251 ppm Li);
- M&I Resource
– 5.53 Mt LCE (447 Mt @ 2,327 ppm Li);
- Inferred
Resource – 3.99 Mt LCE (506 Mt @ 1,481 ppm Li);
- Base Case
cut-off has been lowered to 600 ppm Li from previous 1,000 ppm
cutoff based on strong project economics specifically updated
operating costs and $20,000/tonne LC selling price;
- At 1,000 ppm
cut-off, also used in previous MRE. the updated M&I Resource is
5.32 Mt LCE versus 0.96 Mt LCE from previous March 2019 MRE – an
increase of 455%; and
- Increased size
and grade of resource supports long production potential at
Falchani.
Simon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium,
states, “We continue to make excellent progress at
Falchani and this very large increase and reclassification of the
Falchani Resource follows a very successful drill program completed
Q3, 2023. With the Deposit still open in numerous directions, we
expect the scale of the Project and the size of the Resource to
continue to grow. The increase in resource feeds directly into the
updated PEA on Falchani, which is currently being finalized and
will be released shortly, and into the ongoing Pre-Feasibility
Study.”
Readers are encouraged to review the related
October 31, 2023 News Release, and the Report. The Report titled
“Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate - Falchani
Property, Carabaya Province, Department of Puno, South-Eastern
Peru” dated December 14, 2023, with an effective date of October
31, 2023, was prepared by Stantec Consulting Inc. and can be found
under the Company’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedarplus.com) and on the
Company’s website. There are no material differences in the NI
43-101 Report from the information disclosed in the October 31,
2023 News Release.
Mineral Resource Estimate
PreparationThe MRE has been prepared by Derek Loveday, P.
Geo. and Mariea Kartick, P.Geo. of Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
in conformity with CIM “Estimation of Mineral Resource and Mineral
Reserves Best Practices” guidelines and are reported in accordance
with NI 43-101. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do
not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty
that any mineral resource will be converted into mineral
reserve.
Qualified PersonMr. Ted
O’Connor, P.Geo., Executive Vice President of American Lithium, and
a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and
approved the scientific and technical information contained in this
news release.
About American
LithiumAmerican Lithium is actively engaged in the
development of large-scale lithium projects within mining-friendly
jurisdictions throughout the Americas. The Company is currently
focused on enabling the shift to the new energy paradigm through
the continued development of its strategically located TLC lithium
project (“TLC”) in the richly mineralized Esmeralda lithium
district in Nevada, as well as continuing to advance its Falchani
lithium (“Falchani”) and Macusani uranium (“Macusani”)
development-stage projects in southeastern Peru. All three
projects, TLC, Falchani and Macusani have been through robust
preliminary economic assessments, exhibit strong significant
expansion potential and enjoy strong community support.
Pre-feasibility is advancing well TLC and Falchani.
For more information, please contact the Company
at info@americanlithiumcorp.com or visit our website
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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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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 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 October 16, 2023, and in recent securities
filings available at www.sedarplus.ca. 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.
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