Lithium Services

• Complete hydrogeological services for brine deposits
  • Exploration stage through project construction
• NI 43-101 resource and reserve estimations
  • Field investigation programs for the characterization of brine deposits
  • Brine chemistry characterization
  • Laboratory testing of hydraulic properties of brine deposits
  • In-situ resource calculations: kringing, block- and stochastic models
  • Reserve modeling: 3-D finite element, variable density codes
  • Salar water balance modeling
  • Qualified Person services
  • NI 43-101 Technical reports
• Due diligence reviews
• Environmental evaluation and permitting of brine projects
• Brine wellfield design and construction
• Turn-Key services

Features Projects

	Salar de Maricunga Lithium Project, Chile Hydrogeology Studies and Brine Resource Evaluation Management and execution of field investigation programs to define lithium and potash resources, monitoring programs to establish baseline surface and groundwater conditions of Salar de Maricunga, resource definition drilling, brine chemistry characterization, pumping tests, Salar water balance models, camp operations, environmental permitting, Project Qualified Person, resource modeling and NI 43- 101 Technical Report preparation .
	Salar de Olaroz Lithium Project, Agentina Hydrogeology Studies, Environmental Baseline, & Brine Resource Evaluation Consultant for field investigation programs to define lithium and potash resources and abstractable reserves in support of the Project’s feasibility study, resource definition drilling, production well drilling, pumping tests, water balance models, geophysical surveys, and development of the Project’s freshwater supply.
	Salar de Cauchari Lithium Project, Argentina Hydrogeology Studies, Environmental Baseline, & Resource Modeling Management and execution of exploration drilling programs in Salar de Cauchari to define lithium and potash resources, implementation of baseline monitoring programs for the Salar watershed, geophysical investigations, water balance studies, resource modeling, and NI 43-101 Technical Report preparation.

Frits Reidel, CPG, Principal Hydrogeologist

• Qualified Person under NI 43-101
• Consulting hydrogeologist involved with lithium/potash resource and reserve estimations for some of the more advanced lithium projects and operations in South America, including: Salar de Hombre Muerto (FMC), Olaroz (Orocobre Ltd.), Cauchari (Lithium Americas Corp) and Maricunga (Li3 Energy).
• Current and past advisory committee member to the boards of Li3 Energy and LAC.
• Due-diligence reviews on lithium and other industrial minerals projects throughout North and South America.
• Extensive environmental evaluation and permitting experience of mining projects in South America.
• Numerous hydrogeological evaluations of salars in the Americas.
• Other clients in the mining sector include Anglo America, Atacama Minerals, Barrick, BHP, Freeport, Goldfields, Newmont, and Xstrata.
• Currently Co-founder and Principal of FloSolutions.
• Previously General Manager of Nazca S.A. and Nazca Perforaciones.
• Certified Professional Geologist with American Institute of Professional Geologists.