Three recently granted prospecting licences covering 2,517 km2 over the eastern region of the Makgadikgadi Pans in northern Botswana
Main target commodity is lithium hosted in near-surface brines
Lithium brine deposits are accumulations of saline groundwater that are enriched in dissolved lithium that form in a closed-basin system
Historical data reported in a 1980’s study of the Sua Pan brines by the US Trade and Development Program indicated anomalous Lithium values
Samples collected from the northern area of Sua Pan returned values of 103, 117 and 223 mg/l Li (the source and precise location is unknown)
Recent processing developments such as Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) reducing carbon, time, and costs
DLE uses a resin or adsorption material to extract only lithium, while spent brine is reinjected into the basin aquifers with no aquifer depletion or harm to the environment
Sua Pan : Reported Highlights
Sedimentary Hosted Copper & Lithium Brine
Licences are held by 90% Aterian owned Atlantis Metals (Pty) Ltd, a private Botswana registered company
One prospecting licence covering 999 km2 located in the world-renowned Kalahari Copperbelt (“KCB”)
November 2023, China’s MMG Ltd announced US$ 1.87 billion deal to acquire the Khoemacau Copper Mine in the KCB
3 prospecting licences covering 2,517 km2, located east and south of Sua Pan, part of the Makgadikgadi Pans
The Department of Mines designates the administrative area covering the Makgadikgadi as a Lithium Zone (mining cadastre)
Licences are located close to infrastructure, mining operations and areas of active mineral exploration