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CleanTech Lithium PLC
12 December 2023
Joint Press Release
12 December 2023
CleanTech Lithium PLC ("CleanTech Lithium" or "CTL" or the
"Company")
Signs Unprecedented Alliance with Indigenous Communities to
Co-Develop Sustainable Lithium Projects in the Atacama
Region
Copiapó, 12 December 2023 : CleanTech Lithium PLC (AIM:CTL,
Frankfurt:T2N, OTCQX:CTLHF ) , an exploration and development
company advancing sustainable lithium projects in Chile for the
clean energy transition, and representatives of the Colla
territorial communities from the high Andean region of Atacama,
announced a ground-breaking agreement for the first co-created
mining model for lithium extraction in Chile. The alliance, which
has been formed from early consultation, will initially focus on
the development of the Laguna Verde project.
The announcement was made during the Company's Board of
Directors' visit to the region by Aldo Boitano, Chief Executive
Officer of CTL, alongside Ercilia Araya Altamirano, Ancestral
Authority of the Colla Pai-Ote community, and representatives from
the Río Jorquera and Pastos Grandes communities.
The alliance will ensure that the extraction processes conducted
in the region by the Company comply with the highest international
standards, including a process of early consultation with the
communities to see their direct participation by providing data for
the environmental baselines required for Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA). This agreement will acknowledge the ancestral
settlements and use of the lands to develop a lithium industry
grounded in sustainability principles.
Image 1: Presenting the signed alliance between CleanTech
Lithium and the local communities at CTL's office in Copiapó. Left
to right: Marcela Sepúlveda Community Relations Manager at CTL,
Steve Kesler Executive Chairman at CTL, Christian Milla from the
Pastos Grandes community, Ercilia Araya Altamirano from the Colla
Pai-Ote community, Aldo Boitano CEO at CTL, and Roberto Carlos
Salinas from the Río Jorquera community
Highlights:
-- CleanTech Lithium and the local territorial communities have
created the first-ever alliance in the region to co-design a mining
project which will inform the proper development of the Company's
most advanced lithium projects in the Atacama Region, initially
focusing on Laguna Verde.
-- The communities will support the generation of the
Environmental Impact Study (EIS) and contribute to the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), providing vital information
for baseline measurements and assist the overall study concerning
the human environment, flora, fauna, and other relevant
aspects.
-- CleanTech Lithium will contribute to the socio-economic
development of the region and commits, as the Laguna Verde project
develops, to continuously share information with local communities
to establish a long-term trusting relationship.
-- The agreement aligns with the priorities set by the Chilean
Government to advance the objectives in the National Lithium
Strategy and inform the Special Lithium Operation Contracts (CEOLs)
having established an early dialogue, commitment, and support from
local communities.
Image 2: Ancestral leader, Ercilia Araya Altamirano, from the
Colla Pai-Ote community
signs joint working alliance with CleanTech Lithium
Ercilia Araya Altamirano, Ancestral Authority of the Colla
Pai-Ote community , said: "There is no precedent in the history of
our territories where the door has been opened for us directly to
participate in the design of a mining project to ensure it aligns
with the ancestral inhabitants of the territory. This marks a
historic milestone in our country, and we assume the responsibility
to turn it into a new standard for lithium mining in the
future."
Aldo Boitano, Chief Executive Officer of CleanTech Lithium ,
added: " This is the first alliance founded in early consultation
with local communities in lithium extraction in Chile . We are very
proud to be working with the local communities and strengthening
our relationships which will allow us to continue building a unique
model that places people and the Planet at the center. This is how
we aim to make a positive impact as CleanTech Lithium grows."
"The alliance between CleanTech Lithium and the local
communities represents a significant step forward in the co-design
of our projects, providing data for our environmental baselines and
the creation of long-term socio-economic benefits for the region in
which we operate. This agreement demonstrates how seriously we take
the agenda set in the Government's National Lithium Strategy,
proving that goals can be achieved and project development can be
done in a more considerate way."
Working Group, Timely Information, and Benefits
The alliance establishes a relationship between both parties to
develop lithium projects in the Atacama Region, such as Laguna
Verde, through the creation of a joint working group between CTL
and the communities. This group will maintain a process of early
and ongoing dialogue as the project enters the Environmental
Evaluation System, which is part of the EIA.
It includes the exchange of information and proposals between
the communities and CleanTech Lithium and maintaining a long-term
relationship based on mutual respect, dialogue, and trust. Through
this collaboration, the agreement seeks to identify and promote
opportunities for local community development, as well as create
conditions for cooperation and monitoring of socio-environmental
issues associated with CTL's projects.
Once the corresponding CEOLs for the Company's projects are
obtained, CleanTech Lithium has committed to contribute to the
development to the territorial indigenous communities, through
directly related and specific funds to finance projects related to
their development.
Ercilia Araya Altamirano, Ancestral Authority of the Colla
Pai-Ote community , concluded: "CleanTech Lithium has been the only
company to approach us seeking an alliance for prior and early
consultation and relationship with the territory, on a basis of
respect. It is valuable because we are learning and understanding
the realities of each sector and each project as they represent
different ecosystems. They also have a new technology that has
demonstrated how they will extract lithium. We discovered that it
is modern, good, and may have less impact."
Image 3: Community Relations Manager at CTL, Marcela Sepúlveda,
remarks on the alliance between the Company and the local
communities. Local media and key local stakeholders were in
attendance.
Image 4: CleanTech Lithium's Board of Directors at the opening
event to announce
the local community alliance alongside Ercilia Araya Altamirano
from the Colla Pai-Ote community
**S** For further information contact:
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CleanTech Lithium PLC
Aldo Boitano/Gordon Jersey office: +44 (0) 1534 668 321
Stein Chile office: +562-32239222
Or via Celicourt
Celicourt +44 (0) 20 7770 6424
Felicity Winkles/Philip cleantech@celicourt.uk
Dennis/Ali AlQahtani
Dr. Reuter - Germany +49 69 1532 5857
Dr. Eva Reuter
Harbor Access - North +1 475 477 9401
America
Jonathan Paterson/Lisa
Micali +569 65194447
Ernesto @publicoporternovelli.cl
Porter Novelli - Chile
Ernesto Escobar
+44 (0) 207 628 3396
Beaumont Cornish Limited
(Nominated Adviser)
Roland Cornish/Asia Szusciak
Fox-Davies Capital Limited +44 (0) 20 3884 8450
(Joint Broker)
Daniel Fox-Davies daniel@fox-davies.com
Canaccord Genuity Limited +44 (0) 207 523 4680
(Joint Broker)
James Asensio
About CleanTech Lithium PLC
CleanTech Lithium (AIM:CTL, Frankfurt:T2N, OTCQX:CTLHF) is an
exploration and development company advancing sustainable lithium
projects in Chile for the clean energy transition. Committed to
net-zero, CleanTech Lithium's mission is to produce material
quantities of battery grade using sustainable Direct Lithium
Extraction technology, powered by renewable energy, the Company
plan to be the leading supplier of 'green' close to zero carbon
lithium to the EV and battery manufacturing market.
CleanTech Lithium has four lithium projects - Laguna Verde,
Francisco Basin, Llamara and Salar de Atacama - located in the
lithium triangle, the world's centre for battery grade lithium
production. The two major projects: Laguna Verde and Francisco
Basin are situated within basins controlled by the Company, which
affords significant potential development and operational
advantages. All four projects have direct access to existing
infrastructure and renewable power.
CleanTech Lithium is committed to using renewable power for
processing and reducing the environmental impact of its lithium
production by utilising Direct Lithium Extraction. Direct Lithium
Extraction is a transformative technology which removes lithium
from brine, with higher recoveries and purities. The method offers
short development lead times, low upfront capex, with no extensive
site construction and no evaporation pond
development so there is no water depletion from the aquifer. www.ctlithium.com
About the Participating Communities
The Colla are a legally recognised Indigenous People who live in
the Atacama Region of northern Chile. Communities that identify
themselves as Colla are located in the zones of Potrerillos, Inca
de Oro, Quebrada de Paipote, San Miguel and San Andrés, and by the
Jorquera River, which correspond to the municipalities of Chañaral,
Copiapó and Tierra Amarilla, in Atacama Region. As pastoralists,
the Colla migrate with their livestock through the high Andean
valleys, moving between the cool mountain pastures in the warm
seasons and lower altitude wetlands in colder months. The Colla's
traditional economy is based on herding and, to a lesser degree,
agriculture.
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