On 20 July 2020, Alexi Zawadzki, CEO of Nevada Lithium, made a presentation to the Humboldt County Commissioners regarding the Thacker Pass Lithium Project.  After the presentation there was an interchange of questions by various Humboldt County Commissioners and later the Commission heard the objections to the proposed Thacker Pass LAC facility by a Mr. Edward Bartell.

I have not been able to find anything more about Mr. Bartell with the exception that he has a history of opposition to the Thacker Pass Nevada Lithium Project.  I don't know exactly who he is or what spurs his interest in this project.  I am not sure where he resides or if he is even a citizen of Humboldt County, much less of Nevada.  Be that as it may, I am presenting the transcript of the public meeting with the remarks of both Alexi Zawadzki and of Mr. Bartell.  I will divide it up into 2 or 3 posting because of its length.

I should draw your attention to the fact that my source is the "Unapproved/Unoffical" version.  I assume that it is the preliminary document that later may have had revisions priof to obtaining "Official" status, so please keep that in mind.  There may have been corrections added to it.  I believe the document, regardless of its preliminary form, has benefit to LAC investors looking for the general idea of what occured at this meeting.  I do not know where the "Official" and final document is sourced, so keep in mind this limitation.  It is a preliminary document.

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PRESENTATION BY NEVADA LITHIUM REGARDING THACKER PASS LITHIUM PROJECT: A presentation by Lithium Nevada regarding its Thacker Pass Lithium Project, to include but not limited to concerns about water consumption, environmental, and a general update on the project. Alexi Zawadzki, CEO of Nevada Lithium, appeared before the Commission via video conference and provided a Power Point Presentation entitled Lithium Nevada Thacker Pass Project which included information on ongoing public engagement, about Lithium Americas Corp., project needs, Thacker Pass-largest know lithium deposit in the US, environmental stewardship and permitting, water analysis including rights and planned usage, mining methods and processing, emergency response planning, proposed time-line and economic benefits. Chairman Tipton asked where the processing of the product would occur. Mr. Zawadzki responded that everything would be done at Thacker Pass and explained how the processing occurs. Chairman Tipton asked about the ownership of Nevada Lithium and Mr. Zawadzki responded. Commissioner French asked if there was any anticipation for incorporating any surface water sources during any part of the process and offered further detail to his question. Mr. Zawadzki responded that they would not look to any surface water sources to make up any shortfall, that they are doing what they can to reduce the draw down and discussed the current well’s production and the back up well plan; he again noted that they do not anticipate extracting any water from surface sources. Commissioner French asked if the draw down model contemplated the 30-year water production model average for this part of the Great Basin. Mr. Zawadzki noted that there has been data collected since 2009 but that they have looked at a longer time frame. Hydrogeologist Tyler Cluff with Nevada Lithium appeared via teleconference and reviewed the approach used for estimating ground water recharge to the basin. Commissioner French commented that the difference in annual precipitation in this part of the Great Basin has really shifted and that he has worries that the model may be too optimistic; he asked what protocols would the company use for an above average precipitation situation noting his concern and the need for that to be considered. Mr. Zawadzki responded explaining the surface water management sites and how they are designed, stating that there is a surface water management plan in place and what that includes; he noted that he can provide design information to the Commission if they wish.