American Lithium Receives First of 3 Drill Permits to Commence Additional Development and Discovery Drilling at and around Falchani Peru Drilling to Start Immediately
American Lithium Receives First of 3 Drill Permits to Commence Additional
Development and Discovery Drilling at and around Falchani Peru
Drilling to Start Immediately
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA , May 8, 2023 – American Lithium Corp . (“American Lithium” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V:LI | Nasdaq:AMLI | Frankfurt:5LA1) is pleased to announce receipt of the first of three
permits from Peruvian authorities for drilling near Quelcaya, 5-6 kms west of the Company’s Falchani
deposit, and drilling will start immediately.
Simon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium states, “This is a very significant development for the Company
which validates recent supportive comments from the new government in Peru and enables us to target
the discovery of new lithium mineralization on some of the best previously identified targets on the
Macusani Plateau. With momentum building, the Company continues to advance its projects in Peru and
Nevada with PFS work being fast-tracked on both of our large-scale lithium projects.”
This is a major development for the Company as it represents the successful conclusion of the Company’s
permit application process to secure this drill permit which now enables the Company to drill test several
new, high priority lithium targets. It also provides validat ion of recent comments from the new
government in Peru that the mining sector is now working “as normal” again and supporting the
development of our lithium projects and the industrialization of lithium as a new mineral in Peru.
Given these recent developments, we also anticipate final permits being approved shortly for expansion
and infill drilling at both the Falchani lithium deposit and at the Macusani uranium project. The Company
has four diamond drills on site at Falchani where drilling related to the ongoing environmental impact
assessment (“EIA”)commenced in 2022 and is well advanced. The current intention is to complete drilling
at both Falchani and Quelcaya prior to commencing drilling at Macusani, likely following completion of
the intended spin out of this Project into its own listed vehicle, as previously announced.
Highlights:
• Quelcaya discovery and exploration permit received from MINEM; community access agreements and
other permits already in place; drilling to start immediately on priority targets;
• Final Falchani expansion and infill drill permit expected within the next few weeks;
• Up to 8,000 m of diamond drilling (40 drill holes) planned, including:
o Discovery / exploration diamond drilling at Quelcaya on 3 key target areas 5 -6 km west of the
Falchani resource area; recent field work located outcrop grab samples1 of up to 3,272 ppm Li;
o Deposit extension drillin g on the Falchani deposit, focused west of Tres Hermanas and to the
northwest of resource footprint on previously untested ground; and
o In-fill drilling within the Falchani resource area for resource reclassification and expansion of the
large, indicated and inferred mineral resource to measured and indicated.
• Pre-feasibility Study (“PFS”) work is well underway on Falchani with completion targeted for late 2023
/ early 2024, including an update to existing PEA by mid 2023 which will include:
o Cesium and potassium by-products which are not currently included;
o Updated long term LCE pricing from original outdated $12,000/t to $20,000/t; and
o Updated mineral resource estimate from current drill program.
Notes
1 Grab samples are selective, and the selected nature of such sampling does not necessarily reflect
potential lithium contents expected from future drill testing, however, they do indicate the presence of
lithium mineralization and mineralizing systems in the surface rocks collected.
Market Awareness Program
The Company also announces that it has entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with New Era
Publishing Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, to provide marketing services including content creation
and distribution and market awareness and educational campaigns as featured on its channels including
www.katusaresearch.com
The Agreement contemplates a four-month timeframe, with New Era providing services through August
31, 2023, with a total budget of US$1,000,000. Prior to the commencement of services, New Era will
receive an advance deposit of US$250,000 to secure appropriate space for the campaign , with a further
US$250,000 to be paid to commence creative development and the balance of US$500,000 to be paid to
commence the outbound campaign.
New Era has advised that it does not have any equity interest in the securities of the Company, or any
right to acquire such an interest and is at arm’s length to the Company. New Era will provide the Company
with an opportunity to review all content describing the Company with an opportunity to review all
content describing the Company generated by New Era prior to its publication and New Era will not publish
or distribute any content without the prior approval of the Company.
The Company has elected not to proceed with the engagement of Promethean Marketing Inc. previously
announced in the news release issued by the Company on November 2, 2022.
Qualified Person
Mr. Ted O’Connor, P.Geo., a Director 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 Lithium
American 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 d evelopment of its strategically located TLC lithium
claystone project in the richly mineralized Esmeralda lithium district in Nevada, as well as continuing to
advance its Falchani lithium and Macusani uranium 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 work
has now commenced at TLC and Falchani.
For more information, please contact the Company at [email protected] or visit our website
at www.americanlithiumcorp.com for project update videos and related background information.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of American Lithium Corp.
“Simon Clarke”
CEO & Director
Tel: 604 428 6128
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press
release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward -looking information and forward -looking statements
(collectively “forward -looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Al l
statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward -looking statements. Forward -looking
statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the ability to appeal
the judicial ruling, and any other statements regarding the business plans, expectations and objectives of
American Lithium. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will",
"plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", “indicate”, “scheduled”, “target”, “goal”, “potential”,
“subject”, “efforts”, “option” and similar words, or the negative connotations thereof, referring to future
events and results. Forward -looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of
management are not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Although American Lithium
believes that the current opinions and expectations reflected in such forward -looking statements are
reasonable based on information available at the time, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-
looking statements since American Lithium can provide no assurance that such opinions and expectations
will prove to be correct. All forward -looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety
of assumptions, risks an d uncertainties, including risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to:
American Lithium’s ability to achieve its stated goals; risks and uncertainties relating to the COVID -19
pandemic and the extent and manner to which measures taken by governments a nd their agencies,
American Lithium or others to attempt to reduce the spread of COVID -19 could affect American Lithium,
which could have a material adverse impact on many aspects of American Lithium’s businesses including
but not limited to: the ability t o 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 judicial
appeal process in Peru, and any and all future remedies pursued by American Lithium and its subsidiary
Macusani to resolve the title for 32 of its concess ions; 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 due to the COVID -19 pandemic; 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 explora tion 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 financin g 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, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic measures taken to reduce the spread
of COVID -19, 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 June
28, 2022, and in recent securities filings available at www.sedar.com. 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Macusani Concessions
Thirty-two of the 169 concessions held by American Lithium’s subsidiary Macusani, are currently subject
to Administrative and Judicial processes (together, the “Processes”) in Peru to overturn resolutions issued
by INGEMMET and the Mining Council of MINEM in February 2019 and July 2019, respectively, which
declared Macusani’s title to 32 of the concessions invalid due to late receipt of the annual validity
payments. In November 2019, Macusani applied for injunctive relief on 32 concessions in a Court in Lima,
Peru and was successful in obtaining such an injunction on 17 of the concessions including three of the
four concessions included in the Macusani Uranium Project PEA. The grant of the Precautionary Measure
(Medida Cautelar) has restored the title, rights and validity of those 17 concessions to Macusani until a
final decision is obtained at the last stage of the judicial process. A Precautionary Measure application was
made at the same time for the remaining 15 concessions and was ultimately granted by a Court in Lima,
Peru on March 2, 2021 which has also restored the title, rights and validity of those 15 remaining
concessions to Macusani, with the result being that all 32 concessions are now protected by Precautionary
Measure (Medida Cautelar) until a final decision on this matter is obtained at the last stage of the judicial
process. The favourable judge’s ruling confirming title to all 32 concessions from November 3, 2021
represents the final stage of the current judicial process. However, this ruling has recently been appealed
by MINEM and INGEMMET. American Lithium has no assurance that the outcome of these appeals will be
in the Company’s favour.