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15 Premier Projects
In the World’s Highest-Grade Lithium District
TSX-V: LITH OTC-BB LTMCF
February 2019
Disclaimer
The following information may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address
future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
The technical information in this corporate presentation has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian
regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43- 101 and reviewed on behalf of the company by
Terence Walker, P. Geo. Chief Geologist and Vice President of Exploration for Lithium Chile Inc., a qualified
person.
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Capital Structure
(As of April 15, 2018)
Insider Ownership: 51%
Public Ownership: 49%
Total Shares Outstanding: 100,932,233
Options: 4,150,000
Warrants: 5,714,112
Fully Diluted: 110,796,345
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Dawn of the Lithium-Ion Age
Lithium Carbonate Demand (lt LCE)
UBS 2025 demand projection: c.1,000kt+
1000
Canacord 2025 demand projection: c.872kt
800 Goldman Sachs 2025 demand projection: c.779kt
600 Morgan Stanley 2025 demand projection: c.578kt
400
200
0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Non LiB applications LIB applications
• Rapid development of rechargeable batteries led the mobile phone revolution, followed by the
smartphone and tablet industry
• With minimal development, batteries are now fueling the emerging Electric Vehicle industry and will
allow Energy Storage technology to revolutionize power generation and distribution
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World-wide stock development of electric cars
3,216,760
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,052,790
2,000,000
1,500,000 1,299,090
1,000,000
750,760
500,000 422,870
205,380
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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The Future is All-Electric
• Estimated 80% of new vehicles sales will be electric by 20302
• Major automakers going all-in on EVs with $Billions being invested in new tech and vehicles
• Aggressive Government Support
• China: all auto makers to generate EV credits equaling 12% by 2020 and planning future ban on
sale of new gas-powered cars
• Norway: ban on new gas-powered cars by 2025
• India and Netherlands: ban on new gas-powered cars by 2030
• Britain & France: ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2040
1 EV VolumesDatabase
Electric Vehicles Driving Lithium Growth
BYD K9 Elctric Bus •241 kg LCE
Tesla Model S •63 kg LCE
Laptop •0.3 kg LCE
iPhone •0.03 kg LCE
0 50 100 150 200 250
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Aggressive Government support for EVs
EV industry becoming an unstoppable force thanks to Government legislation
• China (World’s largest auto market) has mandated all auto makers generate EV credits equaling 8% of
sales in 2018, 10% by 2019 and 12% by 2020 and is planning future ban on sale of gas-powered cars.
• Norway planning ban on new gas-powered cars by 2025
• India and Netherlands planning ban on new gas-powered cars by 2030
• Britain to ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2040
• France to ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2040 and Paris to ban ALL gas-powered cars from use by
2030
• Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Korea and Spain have set official targets for EV
sales and Germany is considering a future ban on gas car sales.
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What Is Expected Is Not Always Delivered
Planned in 2012 Delivered in 2016
400 Announced
new supply
300 for delivery
News supply
by 2016
LCE ktpa
200
Expansions
from
100
existing
operations
0
2012 Supply 2016 Supply 2012 Supply 2016 Supply
ALB Atacama ALB Silver Peak Chinese Brine & Mineral
FMC Hombre Muerto Greenbushes, WA Other Mineral
SQM Atamaca Olaroz Salar del Rincon
Quebec Lithium ALB La Negra 2 Mt Cattlin
Mt Marion
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Chile: The World’s Largest Reserves
and Lowest Cost Production
World Lithium Reserves
PRODUCTION COSTS
• High lithium concentrations recharge and high Argentina
evaporation rates give Chilean Salars a world-
leading production advantage
14%
PRODUCTION COST COMPARISON
• Chile ~$1,800/t
• Australia ~$5,000/t
China 22% 53% Chile
MINING-FRIENDLY JURISDICTION
• Mining-friendly jurisdiction with clear,
streamlined permitting process 11%
• “The region’s most benign investment climate”
(The Economist, 2017)
Australia
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Experienced Team with strong Chilean connections
STEVE COCHRANE - President & CEO
Mr. Cochrane has 36 years of investment industry experience during which he has participated in
raising in excess of $500,000,000 for a variety of “small cap” public companies in various businesses
and industry sectors including mining.
AL KROONTJE - Executive Chairman
Mr. Al J. Kroontje, B.Sc. (Eng.), P.Eng., serves as an Executive Chairman of Lithium Chile
Corporation. Mr. Kroontje has been an Interim Chief Executive Officer of Border Petroleum Limited
since July 29, 2013 and served as its Interim President.
TERRY WALKER - VP Exploration & Chief Geologist
Terry Walker, P.Geol. is a highly-experienced geologist and a leading expert in hydrogeology. Terry
has spent over 25 years in Chile’s mining industry and is well-connected throughout the sector. He is
the co-founder of GeoServicios Piedra Dorada – an exploration and development services company,
focused on Latin America.
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 10Experienced Team with strong Chilean connections
KEN BOOTH - Director
Ken Booth joined Lithium Chile in February 2018. Me Booth has been the President of Highwood
Advisory Services Inc., a financial consulting firm, since February 1999. Previously, Mr. Booth was a Vice-
President, Investment Banking with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in Toronto and Vancouver.
ANDREW BOWERING - Director
Andrew Bowering is venture capitalist with 30 years of operational experience and leadership in mineral
exploration and development worldwide. He has founded, funded and built teams that have operated
numerous companies in the pursuit of precious, base and industrial metals from early exploration
through to production.
JEREMY ROSS - Business Development
Mr. Ross has over 20 years’ experience in Venture Capital and Marketing for Small cap to Mid-tier mining,
Oil and Gas companies. Mr. Ross has planned and implemented numerous marketing campaigns, and was
the Corporate Development Consultant for Fission Energy named a Top 50 TSX-V company for its
performance.
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 11Experienced Team with strong Chilean connections
JOSÉ GUSTAVO DE CASTRO ALEM – Manager of Lithium Operations
Executive and Chemical Engineer with deep experience in international mining operation, project and
commercial management. Specializing in process engineering, mining, resources management
operations work. Held important operations and executive positions in mining organizations in Argentina
and Chile.
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 12Premier Portfolio in the
Heart of Lithium-rich
Salars
Top Projects: From N to S
Salar de Ollague
Salar de Coipasa
Salar de Helados
Salar de Atacama
Salar de Turi
Salar de Talar
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 13Premier Portfolio in the Heart of Lithium -rich Salars
Project Name # Claims Hectares Acres
Norte 14 4,500 11,120
Coipasa 45 12,900 31,876
Pintadas Norte 114 33,100 81,790
Pintadas Sur 125 34,500 85,250
Llamara 36 9,600 23,722
Ollague 16 3,700 9,143
Ascotan 8 1,500 3,707
Turi 27 7,600 18,780
Atacama 22 6,000 14,826
Helados 124 33,950 83,890
Laguna Blanca 10 1,900 4,695
Rio Salado 12 2,900 7,166
Talar 15 3,500 8,649
Capur 1 300 741
Los Morros 6 1,700 4,2011
Mariposas 4 1,200 2,965
Aguilar 4 1,100 2,718
Totals 586 159,950 395,236
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 14Accelerated Exploration and
Development Potential
COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 2018
Sampling at all 2,3, 4 hole Drill Program completed
Lithium Chile projects 5th hole pending
COMPLETED EARLY 2019
Gravity and TEM surveys Initial Resource
on five priority projects Estimates
• Chile has one of the world’s most streamlined mining codes, facilitating low-cost acquisition and
rapid exploration
• Lithium Chile project acquisition and exploration began April 2016
• Surface and near surface salt and brine sampling programs on all properties nearing completion
• Geophysical surveys on five priority properties complete
• Exploration drilling and, upon success, resource definition drilling planned for 2019
15
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCFMajor Hit with 1st Hole at Ollague:
Continuous 180m Zone of up to 480mg/L Lithium
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 16Major Hit with 1st Hole at Ollague:
Continuous 180m Zone of up to 480mg/L Lithium
• Hole DDH-OLL-01-18 has hit aquifer
hosting lithium-bearing brines at
depth of 110m to 290m
• Lithium grades of up to 480mg/L
lithium. The final 60m of zone
averaged 470mg/L lithium.
• Holes 3-4 were stopped at a depth
of 250 meters of 270 mg/l
• Hole 5 completed to a depth of
390 meters . Assays are pending for
hole 5.
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 17Ollague: Holes 3 and 4
3 4
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TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCFOllague: • Near-surface samples assaying up to 1140 mg/l lithium
Near-Surface • Survey has identified multiple, large, high-priority target areas
Lithium Brines • Good chemistry Li:K ratio 0.1, Mg:Li ratio 7.1
19Ollague: Multiple target areas of 20 – 25km 2
20Coipasa: High-Grade, Near-Surface Lithium Brines
• Near-surface samples assaying
up to 1410 mg/l lithium
• Grades comparable to
production grades at the SQM
and Albemarle Salar de Atacama
production plants
• Excellent chemistry Li:K ratio
0.06, Mg:Li ratio 3.9
• Potential for initial resource
estimate in 2019
21
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCFCoipasa: Map &
Surface Sample
Assays
• Comprehensive sampling program
complete
• Geophysical surveys underway
22
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCFCoipasa: High-Grade,
Near Surface Brines
• Comprehensive sampling program
complete
• Geophysical surveys underway
23
TSX-V:LITHCoipasa: Excellent Chemistry Ratio Li:K 0.06, MG:Li
Ratio 3.9
• Comprehensive sampling program
complete
• Geophysical surveys underway
24
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCFHelados: High-Grade, Near-Surface, Lithium Brines
• Near-surface samples assaying up
to 1280 mg/l
• Grades comparable to
production grades at the SQM
and Albemarle Salar de Atacama
plants
• Excellent chemistry Li:K ratio
0.1, Mg:Li ratio 2.6
• Survey has identified 60km2
high priority target area
• Potential for initial resource
estimate in 2019
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 25Helados: 60km2 Target Area
26Atacama: High-Grade, Near-Surface Lithium Brines
• Near-surface samples assaying up
to 1330 mg/l
• Grades comparable to
production grades at the SQM
and Albemarle plants
• Excellent chemistry Li:K ratio
0.09, Mg:Li ratio 2.6
• Survey has identified multiple,
large, high-priority target areas
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 27Atacama
28Atacama: Multiple target areas of 20 – 25km 2
29Turi: Near-Surface Lithium Brines
• Near-surface samples assaying up
to 525 mg/l
• Good chemistry Li:K ratio 0.05,
Mg:Li ratio 7.8
• Potential for initial resource
estimate in 2019
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 30Turi: Map & Surface
Samples
• Comprehensive sampling program
complete
• Geophysical surveys underway
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 31Talar: Near-Surface Lithium Brines,
Strong Grades
• Near-surface samples assaying up
to 740 mg/l
• Excellent chemistry Li:K ratio
0.1, Mg:Li ratio 4.5
• Potential for initial resource
estimate in 2019
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 32Talar: Map
& Surface Samples
• Comprehensive sampling program
complete
• Geophysical surveys underway
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 33Lithium Chile Projects Benefit
from Excellent Grades and Chemistry
LI Range mg/I
• Recent work programs have confirmed strong
grades on multiple projects
Project Low High Ratio - Li:K Ratio - Mg:Li
• Testing has shown low Mg to Li ratios,
an important factor in production Coipasa 310 1410 0.06 3.9
Ollague 160 1140 0.10 7.1
• Favourable comparisons with current Chilean
production at Salar de Atacama Helados 390 1280 0.10 2.6
Atacama 210 1330 0.09 2.6
Talar 290 740 0.10 4.5
Turi 260 580 0.06 7.8
TSX-V:LITH OTC-BB LTMCF 34Contact
JEREMY ROSS
VP Corporate Development
jeremy@lithiumchile.ca
+1 604-537-7556
1030 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6E 2Y3
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