Alpha Lithium Completes Second of Three Phase Drilling Program
07 Abril 2021 - 10:00AM
Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF)
(Frankfurt: 2P62) (“
Alpha” or the
“
Company”), sole owner of one of the last large,
undeveloped salars in Argentina’s Lithium Triangle, is pleased to
announce that it has completed Phase 2 drilling at the Tolillar
Salar. The Company is now working on completion operations for
these wells and based on the success in Phase 2, is preparing the
road and drilling pad for the start of Phase 3.
Phase 2 consisted of two production wellbores,
the first drilled to 100 meters and the second to 350 meters. The
Company experienced slight supply chain delays on both wells while
waiting on production casing delivery, which has subsequently been
resolved.
Both wells were logged with advanced logging
equipment provided by Zelandez Services Argentina (“Zelandez”).
Zelandez utilized Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (“NMR”) technologies
which are typically utilized in oilfield services applications to
provide accurate porosity and pore size distribution of the
sediments. Ultimately, these measurements are used to calculate
formation permeability and provide estimates of hydraulic
conductivity, both of which are required by Alpha’s independent
engineering firm to complete a resource estimate.
Alpha is currently planning to provide a NI
43-101 Resource Estimate after Phase 3 drilling is completed.
Based on promising historic data at the Tolillar
Salar, Alpha elected to drill all holes as production wells versus
core holes. While core sampling is faster to drill, it does not
result in pumpable wells where traditional aquifer tests can be
realized to obtain hydraulic parameters. Core sampling provides
lithological data that may take months to analyze with the
objective focused on simply improving knowledge of reservoir
characteristics such as drainable porosity. Production wells are
immediately capable of production, can be logged to determine
effective porosity and permeability, and can be flow-tested to
determine brine deliverability parameters and composite brine
chemistry that are ultimately needed for lithium processing.
As Alpha has always been focused on the prime
objective achieving production as quickly as possible, the decision
was made to drill production wells and log them using Zelandez’s
NMR technology to provide data similar to what core testing would
provide. This decision has resulted in wellbores capable of
production while simultaneously saving 3-6 months of analysis and
30% of the total drilling cost. These techniques are relatively new
to the lithium exploration industry; however, the Alpha team is
acutely aware of NMR technology which is extensively used in the
oil and gas industry to great effect.
Brad Nichol, President and CEO, commented, "I am
very excited that we have completed the second phase of drilling
and to be so quickly moving onto the final stage. Technical
discussions are underway with regards to additional drilling in
Tolillar. As our focus from the beginning has been on bringing
Tolillar into production as soon as possible, the timing of these
wellbores coincides perfectly with Lilac Solutions testing to
determine the viability of our brine chemistry with Lilac’s Direct
Lithium Extraction offering.”
Based on the success of previous Phases, the
Company will relocate the drill rig to its Phase 3 location where
Alpha will commence drilling the deepest well of its three-phase
campaign later this month.
Qualified Person
Michael Rosko, MS, PG, of E. L. Montgomery and
Associates (M&A) of Santiago, Chile, is a registered geologist
(CPG) in Arizona, California and Texas, a registered member of the
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME No. 4064687),
and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Mr. Rosko has extensive experience in salar environments and has
been a qualified person on many lithium brine projects. Mr. Rosko
and M&A are completely independent of Alpha Lithium. Mr. Rosko
has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of
this news release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF ALPHA LITHIUM
CORPORATION
“Brad Nichol”
Brad NicholPresident, CEO and Director
For more information:Alpha
Lithium Investor Relations Tel: +1 844 592
6337info@alphalithium.com
About Alpha Lithium (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF)
(Frankfurt: 2P62)
Alpha Lithium is a growing team of industry
professionals and experienced stakeholders focused on the
development of the Tolillar Salar. Together, we have assembled 100%
ownership of what may be one of Argentina’s last undeveloped
lithium salars, encompassing 27,500 hectares (67,954 acres),
neighboring multi-billion-dollar lithium players in the heart of
the renowned “Lithium Triangle.” Other companies in the area
exploring for lithium brines or currently in production include
Galaxy Lithium, Livent, and POSCO in Salar del Hombre Muerto;
Orocobre in Salar Olaroz; Eramine SudAmerica S.A. in Salar de
Centenario; and Gangfeng and Lithium Americas in Salar de Cauchari.
For more information visit: https://alphalithium.com.
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