Landmark Agreement with Jujuy Province Confirms Tenure
Brisbane, Mar 1, 2018 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Argentinean focused lithium exploration company Lake Resources N.L. (
ASX:LKE) ("Lake" or "LKE") is pleased to announce the signing of a landmark agreement with Jujuy Province, Argentina that confirms tenure of Lake's ~45,000 hectares of mining leases which covers Lake's Olaroz - Cauchari Lithium Brine Project and Paso Lithium Brine Project in Argentina.
- Landmark agreement signed with Jujuy Province in Argentina confirms tenure of Lake's ~45,000 Hectares of leases in world class lithium production area
- Leases adjoin lithium brine production and development projects in Jujuy, Argentina.
- The Olaroz-Cauchari Lithium Brine Project and Paso Project are 100% owned by Lake.
- Agreement signed with Lake's subsidiaries confirms tenure and the granting of Lake's leases in the world's prime lithium brine location.
- Activity has been stalled for two years pending approvals - now effectively resolved with this agreement.
- Leases were pegged prior to the recent rush for projects in the lithium sector in the same basin as Orocobre and SQM/Lithium Americas.
- A significant value catalyst for Lake Resources.
The applications adjoin the production leases owned by Orocobre and SQM/Lithium Americas and have the potential to display lithium in the same aquifers. Prime lithium brine areas were applied for "pre-boom" by the entities acquired by Lake Resources in November 2016.
This landmark agreement, entered into with the Jujuy province, allows Lake to start work on advancing exploration efforts across these areas with preliminary work on environmental impact studies and community consultations to expedite drill access. Local administrative issues brought delays which are now effectively resolved with this collaborative agreement with the province, subject to the usual processing procedures.
In Olaroz, Lake's leases extend 30km north-south adjoining Orocobre's Olaroz lithium production leases to the east. In Cauchari, Lake's leases extend 11km north-south adjoining SQM/Lithium Americas and Advantage Lithium/Orocobre's Cauchari lithium development leases to the west. Lake's Managing Director, Steve Promnitz, said: "This is a major step forward and a significant value catalyst for Lake Resources. This is one of the largest land holdings in one of the prime lithium brine basins of the world and it confirms Lake's substantial scale versus its peers."
"The applications were made well before lithium assets commanded high valuations in Argentina. The leases are in the same basin as Orocobre, SQM/Lithium Americas, Advantage Lithium and LSC Lithium which have proven and indeed excellent lithium grades and are either in production or heading that way rapidly. The delay in granting has been worth the effort and this is clearly demonstrated from our neighbours which have rapidly developed lithium projects here."
The locations of Lake's Olaroz - Cauchari Lithium Brine Project and Paso Project in relation to current production and major new developments are illustrated in Figures 1-9 (see link below) and are on the province's public cartographic system.
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About Lake Resources NL
Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) (OTCMKTS:LLKKF) is a clean lithium developer utilising state-of-the-art ion exchange extraction technology for production of sustainable, high purity lithium from its flagship Kachi Project in Catamarca Province within the Lithium Triangle in Argentina among three other projects covering 220,000 ha.
This ion exchange extraction technology delivers a solution for two rising demands - high purity battery materials to avoid performance issues, and more sustainable, responsibly sourced materials with low carbon footprint and significant ESG benefits.
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