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One of the MOST ADVANCED critical mineral development projects in the U.S.

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8-Year Piloted, Proven Technology

that is Commercially Ready

Rigorous research and development of the mineral processing technology which is currently being licensed to other developers across the globe.

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Fully Permitted

NEPA/CEQA approved, Conditional Use Permit for mineral extraction and all material permits in place.

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Co-Located, Existing Geothermal Operations

In 2012 the EnergySource team developed and began operating a 50MW geothermal plant, which will connect to Project ATLiS.

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Proven Resource 

The Salton Sea Resource Area has billions of tons of geothermal brine proven to host commercially viable concentrations of lithium, manganese and zinc.

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Project Snapshot

PRODUCT

22,000 metric tonnes of lithium hydroxide

LOCATION

Imperial County,

California

PROJECT LIFE

25+ years

DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION DURATION

36 months

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FIRST YEAR OF DELIVERY

2H 2028

OWNERSHIP

100% owned by EnergySource Minerals

FINANCING

Advanced private

financing negotiations combined with a $1.36B DOE ATVM Conditional Loan

DESIGN

LEADERSHIP

Led by accomplished executives who have experience delivering industrial projects in California

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Located adjacent to the Featherstone Geothermal Plant

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The ILiAD Advantage

Project ATLiS uses the ILiAD Technology Platform to process minerals from the brine. The ILiAD Technology Platform is uniquely designed to be compatible with virtually all brine resources, unlocking additional critical mineral development across the U.S. and the world.

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ILiAD Benefits

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Physical

footprint savings

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10x smaller compared to hard rock methods and 1,000x smaller compared to conventional salar

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Viable with virtually all brine sources 

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DESIGN

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Fresh water 

usage savings

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Up to 9x less freshwater usage than conventional salar and up to 3x less fresh water usage than hard rock methods

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Commercially ready

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Proven equipment and design with commercial scale adsorbent production make ILiAD ready for implementation

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No chemical

reagents

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Only water is required to strip lithium (no acid or caustic)

DESIGN

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Demonstrated

adsorbent

lifespan up to

6-years​​

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