20.000 litres - this sounds huge. So, let's have a closer look:...

20.000 litres - this sounds huge. So, let's have a closer look:

To my understanding this is RAW brine, being directly pumped from the holes as illustrated in the photographs.
The mentioned concentration to 30.000 - 60.000 mg/l will occur at Lilac / California through ion exchange - right?

So what can we expect out of 20.000 litres of Kachi-brine?
20.000l x 300mg/l = 6,0 kg Li
80-90% recovery, say 85% = 5,1kg Li

To my unstanding this will give us a ~5kg sample of Lithium (best case)

Wasn't it said the pilot plant would come to Kachi? In the ANN from Sept. 23rd 2019 they even state:
"The first module of the plant has already been completed. Results from lab testing have been incorporated into the pre-feasibility study (PFS) at Kachi, which is currently 75% complete, on time and on budget, and scheduled for release by year-end."

Happy to be corrected.