LPI - The Next Lithium Producer in Chile, page-2098

Article 14. That, on January 17, 2017, Codelco submitted to the Ministry of Mining a request for a special lithium operation contract for its subsidiary, at that time in the process of being constituted and today fully constituted, to explore and exploit the substances of lithium that are located within the geographical area indicated in their presentation. The area includes the Maricunga salt flat and its surroundings, not including all the constituted mining claims owned by Codelco or other third parties, located within the requested geographic area and whose manifestations have been registered before January 1. from 1979.