TECHNICAL REPORT on the TRES QUEBRADAS LITHIUM PROJECT Catamarca Province, Argentina

TECHNICAL REPORT on the TRES QUEBRADAS LITHIUM PROJECT Catamarca Province, Argentina

TECHNICAL REPORT on the TRES QUEBRADAS LITHIUM PROJECT Catamarca Province, Argentina Prepared for: POCML 3 INC. and 130 KING STREET WEST SUITE 2210 33 BAY STREET, SUITE 2400, TORONTO, ONTARIO TORONTO, ONTARIO M5X 1E4 CANADA M5H 2T6 CANADA Prepared by: Mark King, Ph.D., P.Geo., F.G.C. A CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST REGISTERED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS OF NOVA SCOTIA GROUNDWATER INSIGHT INC. 3 MELVIN ROAD, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA B3P 2H5 CANADA EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 6, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 1 S1 – INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 S2 – RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ................................................................................ 1 S3 – PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION .............................................................. 2 S4 – ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 3 S5 – HISTORY ....................................................................................................................... 4 S6 – GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ........................................................ 4 S7 – DEPOSIT TYPES .......................................................................................................... 5 S8 – EXPLORATION ............................................................................................................. 5 S9 – DRILLING ...................................................................................................................... 5 S10 – SAMPLING METHOD AND APPROACH ..................................................................... 6 S11 – SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY ............................................ 6 S12 – DATA VERIFICATION ................................................................................................. 6 S13 – MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING ..................................... 6 S14 – MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES ........................................................................... 7 S15 – ADJACENT PROPERTIES .......................................................................................... 7 S16 – OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION ........................................................ 7 S17 – INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................................. 7 S18 – RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................ 8 1 – INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Authorization and Purpose ............................................................................................... 9 1.2 Sources of Information ..................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Scope of Personal Inspection ........................................................................................... 9 1.4 Special Considerations for Brine Resources....................................................................10 1.5 Units and Currency ..........................................................................................................13 2 – RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ......................................................................... 14 3 – PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ....................................................... 15 3.1 Location ..........................................................................................................................15 3.2 Description ......................................................................................................................15 3.3 Type of Mineral Tenure ...................................................................................................19 3.4 Royalties .........................................................................................................................19 3.5 Environmental Liabilities ..................................................................................................20 3.6 Permits ............................................................................................................................20 3.7 Aboriginal Communities ..................................................................................................20 3.8 Site Access Risk Factors .................................................................................................20 4 – ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................... 23 4.1 Accessibility.....................................................................................................................23 4.2 Climate ............................................................................................................................23 4.3 Local Resources .............................................................................................................24 4.4 Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................24 4.5 Physiography ..................................................................................................................24 Technical Report on the Tres Quebradas Lithium Project , Catamarca Province, Argentina i 5 – HISTORY ................................................................................................................ 28 6 – GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ................................................. 29 6.1 Regional Geology ............................................................................................................29 6.2 Property Geology ............................................................................................................29 6.3 Mineralization ..................................................................................................................36 6.4 Surface Water .................................................................................................................38 6.5 Groundwater ...................................................................................................................38 6.6 Water Balance .................................................................................................................40 7 – DEPOSIT TYPES .................................................................................................... 41 8 – EXPLORATION ....................................................................................................... 43 8.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................43 8.2 Surface Brine Sampling Program ....................................................................................43 8.3 Data Processing ..............................................................................................................52 9 – DRILLING ................................................................................................................ 54 10 – SAMPLING METHOD AND APPROACH .............................................................. 54 10.1 Background ...................................................................................................................54 10.2 Surface Brine Sampling Method ....................................................................................54 11 – SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY ..................................... 57 11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................57 11.2 Sample Preparation .......................................................................................................57 11.3 Brine Analysis ...............................................................................................................57 11.4 Field QA/QC Program ...................................................................................................58 11.5 Independent QA/QC Program .......................................................................................62 11.6 Laboratory QA/QC Program ..........................................................................................62 11.7 Sample Security ............................................................................................................62 12 – DATA VERIFICATION ........................................................................................... 66 13 – MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING .............................. 67 14 – MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES .................................................................... 70 15 – ADJACENT PROPERTIES ................................................................................... 70 16 – OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION ................................................. 71 17 – INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................................... 71 18 – RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................

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