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Great Southern Copper — Investor Presentation (February 2024)
12 slides from Great Southern Copper's investor presentation, February 2024
Slide 1: Lithium Investment Opportunity
Salar de Atacarma Chile Focused Battery Metal Exploration Lithium Investment Opportunity LSE:GSCU FEBRUARY 2024 1 1
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer The information contained in these slides and the accompanying oral presentation (together, the "Presentation") have not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA"). If any person is in any doubt as to the contents of th
Slide 3: Global Lithium Deposits
Global Lithium Deposits • Two dominant deposit types - brine and hard-rock • Brine-hosted lithium deposits are “giants” • Australia largest producer from pegmatite-hosted deposits • Brine-hosted deposits dominant in high altitude salt lakes • Chile second-largest producer from brine deposits • “Lith
Slide 4: Lithium market
Lithium market Lithium Market Value B$US Source: statistica.com 4
Slide 5: Brine deposits: The Lithium Triangle
Brine deposits: The Lithium Triangle • Chile largest producer in the region with the largest reserves • Li-brine exploration “rush” in Argentina • Salar de Uyuni deposit very large but low grade and not in production • Regulations in Chile updated to increase production and improve environmental out
Slide 6: Lithium production in Chile
Lithium production in Chile • April 2023 Chile announced its National Lithium Policy to return Chile to the forefront of lithium production • The new policy provides legal and operational certainty within a transparent regulatory and permitting framework as well as increased confidence in mining and
Slide 7: Salar de Atacama – Li production
Salar de Atacama – Li production • Lithium-rich brines discovered in Salar de Atacama, Chile in 1969 with production commencing in 1984 • Chile Li production for 2022 estimated at 39,000t with reserves of 9.3Mt (USGS 2023) • Production dominated by two companies, SQM (Chile) and Albermale (US) Sourc
Slide 8: Monti Li Poject – Salar de Atacama
Monti Li Poject – Salar de Atacama Chuquicamata Gaby Salar de Production ponds Atacama Basement Brine fluids migrate into basin rocks from; - leaching of volcanic pile, - circulating basement fluids channelled into basin structures Exaggerated vertical scale 8
Slide 9: Monti Li project – Salar de Atacama, Chile
Monti Li project – Salar de Atacama, Chile Chuquicamata Cu Antogagasta BOLIVIA CHILE Centenela Cu SQM Gaby Cu Albermarle GSC Monti Lithium Project concessions (blue), Salar de Atacama 9
Slide 10: Monti Lithium Project
Monti Lithium Project Chuquicamata • 114 exploration concessions total 33,100 ha (331 km2) • Purchase option agreement allows 100% GSC ownership, No NSR • Scalable opportunity – multiple target sites surrounding salar • Adjacent to SQM and Albemarle production sites Spence • Excellent infrastructure
Slide 11: Summary
Summary • Chile Largest reserves of copper and lithium • Jurisdiction Tier 1 - Globally significant mining location • Copper, gold, lithium Strong market drivers and commodity optionality • Three projects San Lorenzo Cu-Au, Especularita Cu-Au, Monti Li • 100% rights Leveraged for success. No NSR • I
Slide 12: Contact us: info@gscplc.com
Contact us: info@gscplc.com GSC’s 100% Chilean exploration team, Especularita project 12
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