This part of the report sums it all up.Remember it was Global Resource Engineering Certified team that wrote the report.
25.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS
The project is a large lithiumbearing claystone deposit. The estimated resources in this report are open
to depth and laterally. The lithium occurs as discreet mineralization that is readily available for direct acid
leaching.
A large highergrade portion of the deposit is available for mine production over the first several decades
of mine life. Many bulk tonnage mining methods appear to be applicable, and drilling and blasting is not
anticipated to be required. Dozers, scrapers, surface planers, truck/shovel are all viable methods.
Preliminary metallurgical examinations indicate that the claystone responds well to conventional weak
acid leaching with no upstream size reduction required. Initial results indicate that lithium extractions of
greater than 80% can be achieved. Expected leach conditions of 2 – 8 hours of leaching with 5% sulfuric
acid at temperatures ranging between 50 and 80 °C are anticipated. A conventional downstream lithium
recovery circuit should be applicable to produce saleable lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide.
The project has the potential to be a major supplier of lithium products in the world, and additional work
is warranted.