A.I.S. Resources Options Pocitos 7 and 9 Lithium Licences in Argentina to C29 Metals Limited of the Australian Stock Exchange AIS’ Third Lithium Equity Royalty Stream
19 Octobre 2022 - 9:00AM
A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSX.V: AIS, OTCQB: AISSF) (the “Company”
or “AIS”) announces that it has granted a 9 month option to C29
Metals Limited, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, (“C29”,
ASX:C29) to explore the Pocitos 7 and 9 licences for lithium at the
Pocitos Salar in Argentina. This completes the commercial
agreements for all the exploration licences (“Properties”) AIS
optioned from Ekeko SA in June 2021 on the Pocitos Salar.
C29 Option Agreement – Key
Elements
Option Fees
- US$25,000 first
option fee per exploration licence payable on contract signing that
permits 30 days property title due diligence. AIS has provided the
current environmental report to C29 and has received the first
option fee of US$50,000;
- US$115,000 second
option fee per exploration licence payable 30 days after the date
the first option fee was paid for each property, entitles the C29
to undertake a technical evaluation of the Properties until March
30, 2023;
- US$75,000 third
option fee per licence payable after the technical evaluation is
completed, payable within 2 days of March 30, 2023;
- Total potential
option fees is USD$430,000 if both licences are purchased.
Purchase of 80% Interest
- US$2.38 million
(1400Has x US$1,700 per Ha) for an 80% interest in both licences
payable June 30, 2023;
- AIS retains a 20%
interest in both licences;
- C29 has the right
to buy out AIS’s 20% interest at a price
determined by the FOB lithium carbonate price multiplied by 2% of
the indicated and measured resource and 0.5% of the inferred
resource of the contained lithium carbonate equivalent
(“LCE”).
Lithium Projects and Royalties
Overview
Candela II, Incahuasi SalarAt
Candela II, AIS has a 20% equity interest. Spey Resources Corp
“(Spey”), has a production drilling program planned for 1st quarter
2023. Spey has the right to buy out AIS’s 20% interest for US$6
million assuming the resource does not exceed 45,000 tonnes lithium
metal equivalent or 239,000 LCE. If the resource exceeds 45,000
tonnes lithium metal equivalent Spey must pay an additional
US$250,000 for each additional 5 tonnes lithium metal
equivalent.
Pocitos 1, Pocitos SalarAt
Pocitos 1, Recharge Resources (“Recharge”) has commenced drilling a
third well. Recharge optioned the property from Spey which had
earlier optioned the property from AIS. AIS retains a 7.5% royalty
on lithium carbonate sales.
Pocitos 2, Pocitos SalarAt
Pocitos 2, Spey will commence drilling at the end of October 2022.
AIS retains a 7.5% royalty on lithium carbonate sales.
Yareta XIII, Cauchari Salar AIS
is seeking to option the Yareta XIII property in the Cauchari Salar
and is reviewing expressions of interest.
Spey and Recharge both have signed off-take
contracts with Richlink Capital Pty Ltd. for the supply of lithium
to two Richlink clients, which are large Chinese lithium product
manufacturers. Both Spey and Recharge have signed production
contracts with DLE lithium chemical production company EkoSolve
Limited (“EkoSolve”) based in Australia (www.ekosolve.com.au).
About Ekosolve™EkoSolve™
believes it can build and commission plants in two years assuming
all regulatory approvals are in place. The EkoSolve™ process uses
solvent exchange, which has an excellent ESG green footprint, does
not consume fresh water and 98.3% of the solvent is retained after
each process cycle. EkoSolve™ recovers more than 93% of contained
lithium in the brines.
Fig 1. Recharge Resources drill rig operating at
Pocitos 1. Spey Resources Corp will commence drilling at the
beginning of November 2022 at Pocitos
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Technical information in this news release has
been reviewed and approved by Phillip Thomas, BSc Geol, MBM,
FAusIMM MAIG MAIMVA(CMV) who is a Qualified Person under the
definitions established by the National Instrument 43-101 and is a
director of A.I.S. Resources Limited.
About A.I.S. Resources
LimitedA.I.S. Resources Limited is a publicly traded
investment issuer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on
lithium, gold, precious and base metals exploration. AIS’ value add
strategy is to acquire prospective exploration projects and enhance
their value by better defining the mineral resource with a view to
attracting joint venture partners and enhancing the value of our
portfolio. The Company is managed by a team of experienced
geologists and investment bankers, with a track-record of
successful capital markets achievements.
AIS owns 100% of the 28 sq km
Fosterville-Toolleen Gold Project located 9.9 km from Kirkland
Lake’s Fosterville gold mine, a 60% interest in the 57 sq km Bright
Gold Project (with the right to acquire 100%), a 40% interest in
the 58 sq km New South Wales Yalgogrin Gold Project, and 100%
interest in the 167 sq km Kingston Gold Project in Victoria
Australia near Stawell and Navarre. AIS has a 20% joint venture
interest with Spey Resources Corp. in the Incahuasi lithium brine
project in Argentina. AIS has further options to acquire four
lithium concessions in the Pocitos Salar and one lithium concession
in the Cauchari Salar in Argentina. AIS has granted the option to
acquire the Pocitos 1 and 2 licences to Spey Resources by June 30,
2023. If exercised AIS will retain a 7.5% royalty. AIS has granted
an option to acquire an 80% interest in the Pocitos 7 and 9
licences to C29 Resources by June 30, 2023.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,A.I.S.
Resources LimitedMartyn ElementPresident, CEO, Chairman
Corporate ContactFor further information, please
contact:Martyn Element. ChairmanT:
+1-604-220-6266E:melement@aisresources.comWebsite:www.aisresources.com
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