(Continuing re: the 20 July 2020 Humboldt County Commissioners Meeting, Unofficial and preliminary minutes )

This is the final portion of that meeting Re: LAC's Thacker Pass.  The rest of these Unofficial minutes refer to the comments of Mr. Edward Bartell

_______________________________________________________________________________. Edward Bartell offered public comment via video conference stating that it is troubling as much of what is being said is false and Lithium Nevada knows it is false; he commented on the impact on local 18 07/06/2020 Page 10 of 13 wells when they did their testing and that they trespassed on private properties when doing their permitting and the inaccurate data being provided; he continued voicing his concerns about the planned burning of sulfur in high amounts and/or the dumping of it on the tailings pile, they are claiming that it will not create an odor but he questioned what would happen when it does, that they are promising local jobs but with their other mines the vast amount of product is sold to Chinese companies, that what they are doing and saying are two different worlds. Mr. Zawadzki responded that he is aware of Mr. Bartell’s concerns with the project and referred him to the water analysis for what the impacts would be. Mr. Bartell responded that an earlier presentation said no impact on wells and referred to what report shows and not seeing any communication on making anyone whole for what is lost; he again noted the trespassing and inaccurate data stating that if the base-line data is not correct than the whole analysis is wrong; he further commented on the ownership of the company by a foreign company. Mr. Zawadzki responded that they will not use the partner used in Argentina in the United States as that is not allowed in the United States. Mr. Bartell responded that the foreign company is already part of the company and they sit on the board of directors. Discussion ensued as to the ownership and what is allowed under the laws of the United States with Mr. Zawadzki stating that the company is not a partner on this project. Chairman Tipton asked if there was any further public comment; none offered. Chairman Tipton thanked Mr. Zawadzki for presentation. Mr. Zawadzki thanked the Commission for the opportunity to present to them and confirmed that he would be sending the air report Commissioner Cerri and stated that he was always open to further discussion with Mr. Bartell if needed. Mr. Bartell commented on the need to have independent third party involvement, someone who is not under the control of Lithium Nevada to complete the studies due to the issues with inaccuracies and trespass; he thanked the Commission for their time.