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Rincon Salar, Argentina - The Resource |
The Rincon Project is located in north-western Argentina near the Chilean border. It is a hyper saline lake, with a 1 metre thick, very hard salt crust with brine enriched in lithium, magnesium, potash and sodium (93.7%).
The project is situated at an elevation of 3,700 metres within the Antofalla-Pocitos volcanic rift valley in the high Andean Plains. This ponded evaporate deposit is estimated to contain a recoverable brine tonnage of 1.45 billion tonnes within a closed basin area in excess of 250 square kilometres and to a depth of 60 metres.
Key resources to be extracted are:
- Lithium Chloride
- Lithium Carbonate
- Lithium Hydroxide
- Potassium Chloride (Potash)
Reserve Estimate
(1) Lithium Reserves, expressed as Li metal, after 75% recovery;
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Low |
Expected |
High |
Uncertainty of the estimate |
| Thousand tonnes |
| Proved Reserves |
746 |
911±53 |
1,098 |
±10% |
| Probable Reserves |
288 |
492±72 |
762 |
±25% |
| Total Reserves |
1,035 |
1,403±126 |
1,861 |
±15% |
(2) Potash Reserves, expressed as KCl, after 70% recovery;
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Low |
Expected |
High |
Uncertainty of the estimate |
| Million tonnes |
| Proved Reserves |
27.1 |
33.0±1.9 |
39.5 |
±10% |
| Probable Reserves |
10.5 |
17.8±2.6 |
27.4 |
±24% |
| Total Reserves |
37.5 |
50.8±4.5 |
67.0 |
±15% |
Rincon Salar Lithium and Potash Reserve Estimate.
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