Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Luis F. Saenz, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Li3 Energy, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2016 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Li3 Energy, Inc.

Date:  November 21, 2016	/s/ Luis F. Saenz
	Luis F. Saenz
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

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