Company Receives Official Peruvian Judicial Ruling Confirming Title to Disputed Concessions - Five-day appeal process triggered
American Lithium Corp (TSX-V:LI | OTCQB:LIACF) announced a judicial ruling on November 15, 2021, in favor of its subsidiary, Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C., confirming title over 32 disputed concessions in Peru. This decision is a crucial milestone as it resolves a lengthy legal process. Although the company expects an appeal from regulatory authorities, the CEO expressed confidence in the strength of the judge's ruling. The company remains focused on advancing its Falchani Lithium and Macusani Uranium projects, which exhibit significant exploration potential.
- Judicial ruling restores title to 32 disputed concessions, confirming ownership.
- Strong confidence from CEO in the ruling's resilience against potential appeals.
- Continued focus on development of Falchani Lithium and Macusani Uranium projects, indicating growth potential.
- Expected appeals from regulatory authorities could prolong legal uncertainties.
- Ongoing judicial processes highlight risks related to title security in Peru.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Lithium Corp. (“American Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:LI | OTCQB:LIACF | Frankfurt:5LA1) was officially notified, early evening on November 15, 2021, of the judicial ruling issued in favour of Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C., the Company’s Peruvian subsidiary, in relation to title over 32 disputed concessions out of its 151 concessions in Peru. The Company notes that this notification confirms the judgement previously reported to the Company, and previously announced, and marks the start of a five working day process during which appeals may be lodged by relevant parties.
American Lithium has obtained information, yet to be officially verified, that the judgement will be appealed by the regulatory authorities (typically the case in these proceedings) but has not yet received details or official confirmation. The Company will provide further updates once information has been received through official notification.
As released by the Company on November 3, 2021, the presiding judge’s strong and definitive decision restoring the Company’s ownership title over the 32 concessions disputed by INGEMMET was announced in Court SALA 6, and issued digitally on the afternoon of November 2, 2021 (Link to: Spanish Ruling here). The Company has obtained a Certified English Translation of the judicial resolution, which is provided through here (Link to: Certified English translation).
Simon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium, stated, “Official receipt of the judicial ruling confirming title to our 32 disputed concessions represents an excellent outcome for the Company and is the right decision following the lengthy judicial process, further delayed by the COVID pandemic. It is typical for Peruvian regulators to appeal judicial decisions as a matter of course, however, the strength of the presiding judge’s arguments supporting our maintained ownership to the disputed concessions gives us great comfort that any appeal will be unsuccessful. We look forward to pushing ahead with our in-depth plans for further development and exploration at both the Falchani Lithium and Macusani Uranium projects.”
About American Lithium
American Lithium, a member of the TSX 50, is actively engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of lithium projects within mining-friendly jurisdictions throughout the Americas. The Company is currently focused on enabling the shift to the new energy paradigm through the continued exploration and development of its strategically located TLC lithium claystone project in the richly mineralized Esmeralda lithium district in Nevada as well as continuing to advance its Falchani lithium and Macusani uranium development projects in southeastern Peru. Both Falchani and Macusani have been through preliminary economic assessments, exhibit strong additional exploration potential and are situated near significant infrastructure.
The TSX Venture 50 is a ranking of the top performers in each of 5 industry sectors in the TSX Venture Exchange over the last year.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of American Lithium Corp.
“Simon Clarke”
CEO & Director
Tel: 604 428 6128
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the ability to appeal the judicial ruling, and any other statements regarding the business plans, expectations and objectives of American Lithium. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", “indicate”, “scheduled”, “target”, “goal”, “potential”, “subject”, “efforts”, “option” and similar words, or the negative connotations thereof, referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management are not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Although American Lithium believes that the current opinions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information available at the time, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since American Lithium can provide no assurance that such opinions and expectations will prove to be correct. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to: American Lithium’s ability to achieve its stated goals; risks and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent and manner to which measures taken by governments and their agencies, American Lithium or others to attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19 could affect American Lithium, which could have a material adverse impact on many aspects of American Lithium’s businesses including but not limited to: the ability to access mineral properties for indeterminate amounts of time, the health of the employees or consultants resulting in delays or diminished capacity, social or political instability in Peru which in turn could impact American Lithium’s ability to maintain the continuity of its business operating requirements, may result in the reduced availability or failures of various local administration and critical infrastructure, reduced demand for the American Lithium’s potential products, availability of materials, global travel restrictions, and the availability of insurance and the associated costs; the judicial appeal process in Peru, and any and all future remedies pursued by American Lithium and its subsidiary Macusani to resolve the title for 32 of its concessions; risks regarding the ongoing Ontario Securities Commission regulatory proceedings; the ongoing ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, including but not limited to local communities and all levels of government; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that any future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with our expectations; risks that permits will not be obtained as planned or delays in obtaining permits; mining and development risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes (including work stoppages, strikes and loss of personnel) or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration and development; risks related to commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations; risks related to foreign operations; the cyclical nature of the industry in which American Lithium operates; risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms or delays in obtaining governmental approvals; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the uncertain global economic environment and the effects upon the global market generally, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic measures taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19, any of which could continue to negatively affect global financial markets, including the trading price of American Lithium’s shares and could negatively affect American Lithium’s ability to raise capital and may also result in additional and unknown risks or liabilities to American Lithium. Other risks and uncertainties related to prospects, properties and business strategy of American Lithium are identified in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section of Plateau’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed on January 19, 2021, in the “Risk Factors” section of American Lithium’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed on January 29, 2021, and in recent securities filings available at www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. American Lithium undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Cautionary Note Regarding Macusani Concessions Thirty-two of the 151 concessions held by American Lithium’s subsidiary Macusani, are currently subject to Administrative and Judicial processes (together, the “Processes”) in Peru to overturn resolutions issued by INGEMMET and the Mining Council of MINEM in February 2019 and July 2019, respectively, which declared Macusani’s title to 32 of the concessions invalid due to late receipt of the annual validity payments. In November 2019, Macusani applied for injunctive relief on 32 concessions in a Court in Lima, Peru and was successful in obtaining such an injunction on 17 of the concessions including three of the four concessions included in the Macusani Uranium Project PEA. The grant of the Precautionary Measure (Medida Cautelar) has restored the title, rights and validity of those 17 concessions to Macusani until a final decision is obtained at the last stage of the judicial process. A Precautionary Measure application was made at the same time for the remaining 15 concessions and was ultimately granted by a Court in Lima, Peru on March 2, 2021 which has also restored the title, rights and validity of those 15 remaining concessions to Macusani, with the result being that all 32 concessions are now protected by Precautionary Measure (Medida Cautelar) until a final decision on this matter is obtained at the last stage of the judicial process. The favourable judge’s ruling confirming title to all 32 concessions represents the final stage of the current judicial process. However, this ruling may be appealed within five business days. American Lithium has no assurance that an appeal is, or is not, forthcoming, nor the potential outcome of such appeals.
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