Item 2. Properties
Item
2. Properties.
Lithium
Projects
Our
lithium projects are listed in the following table with respective maps below.
Mineral
Name
Location
in Brazil
Aggregate
Mineral Rights Area
Lithium
Minas
Gerais Lithium Project
State
of Minas Gerais
23,785
hectares
(58,774 acres)
Lithium
Northeastern
Brazil Lithium Project
States
of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte
6,583
hectares
(16,266
acres)
With
respect to the Minas Gerais Lithium Project, our exploration plan as of the date of this Annual Report is:
a)
to continue both our exploratory and our resource-delineating drilling campaigns to assess identified targets and to continue to estimate
the size of our lithium-bearing mineral deposits;
b)
to present a maiden resource report in accordance with the standards set forth in Regulation S-K 1300, and to plan on continually
updating such report as more drilling and data become available;
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c)
to continue exploratory drilling on many new and existing target areas with pegmatites which our field geologists have identified;
d)
to continue careful geological map on foot of the vast mineral rights landbank that we have for presence of additional pegmatites; and
e)
to present the metallurgical report expected from SGS Lakefield and to continue mineralogical analysis of our deposits with the intent
of developing a processing route for lithium concentrate, our designated commercial product for sale.
With
respect to the Northeastern Brazil Lithium Project, our exploration plan as of the date of this Annual Report is to initially open five
to ten trenches and drill three to five exploratory holes in a few specific areas.
On January 19, 2023, through our 99.99% owned subsidiary BMIX Participações
Ltda., we consummated a transaction in which we acquired five lithium mineral rights totaling 1,090.88 hectares (~ 2,696 acres) owned
by an unrelated Brazilian mining enterprise pursuant to a Mineral Rights Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”)
filed as Exhibit 10.10 to this Annual Report. These mineral rights are located in the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga,
in a region known as “Lithium Valley” in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The purchase of the properties under this agreement
remains subject to our continuing performance under the purchase agreement, including with respect to timely payments. Please refer to
Exhibit 10.10 of this Annual Report for a full description of the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.
Other
Critical Minerals
Our
other critical minerals properties are listed in the following table with respective maps below.
Mineral(s)
Name
Location
in Brazil (states)
Aggregate
Mineral Rights Area
Nickel
Nickel
Properties
Goiás
and Piauí
22,238
hectares
(54,950 acres)
Rare
Earths
Rare
Earths I Properties
Bahia,
Goiás, and Tocantins
12,162
hectares
(30,054 acres)
Titanium
Titanium
Properties
Minas
Gerais
8,923
hectares
(22,050
acres)
Graphite
Graphite
Properties
Minas
Gerais
5,571 hectares
(13,766 acres)
With
respect to the properties listed above (nickel, rare earths, titanium, and graphite), we do not have detailed exploration plans or budgets,
as we have focused our attention and limited resources to date primarily toward our Lithium Projects.
Initial
Properties
Our
alluvial gold and diamonds, and industrial sand properties are listed in the following table .
Mineral(s)
Name
Location
in Brazil (state)
Aggregate
Mineral Rights Area
Alluvial
Gold and Diamonds
Alluvial
Gold and Diamonds Mine
Minas
Gerais
9,343
hectares
(23,088 acres)
Industrial
Sand
Industrial
Sand Mine I & Mine II
Minas
Gerais
456
hectares
(1,128 acres)
Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
We
are not a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
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