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Company Response

6 Jul 2020

Author:
San José Valdeflórez, Infinity Lithium

Response from Infinity Lithium

...It is a sustainable industrial mining project that is respectful of people and the environment. Its raison d'être lies precisely in the promotion of electric mobility and the consequent reduction of CO2 emissions...from the beginning a neighbors' platform that opposes the project and calls itself 'Salvemos la Montaña' (Save the Mountain) has released false information about San José Valdeflórez...Given these events, we have repeatedly sought dialogue with them in order to answer their questions and clarify the wrong information...We have only had negative responses to our meeting proposals...

There is no report worldwide that links lithium production to any potential health problem, neither for workers nor for the population...San José Valdeflórez does not pose any threat to tourism or to the city's historical and cultural heritage. There are no reports linking industrial development in Cáceres with the decrease in touristic activity. We believe that, in any case, the injection into the local economy would boost the rest of the city's activities, including the service sector...The company has always scrupulously respected the regulations in force at the local, regional, national and European level regarding the environment, mining, urban planning...The platform accuses the project of using these types of ponds, common in mining operations in South America, which require large amounts of water and occupy a large area. These ponds do not exist nor are they even used in the 'hard rock' type of extraction proposed in San José Valdeflórez...