Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE |OTCQX: CYDVF) has repeated the production of a high-purity lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) grading 99.87% with lithium-bearing claystone from the company’s wholly-owned Clayton Valley Lithium project in Nevada, USA.
Several kgs of the high purity Li2CO3 were made from the intermediate lithium solutions generated in January at the company’s lithium extraction facility in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. Following direct lithium extraction at the pilot plant, solutions were shipped to Saltworks Technologies Inc. where the final processing was completed.
“These results are in line with those we reported in September 2022, when we achieved a significant milestone in making lithium carbonate grading 99.94%”, stated Bill Willoughby, president and CEO of Century Lithium.
“The latest results confirm our ability to obtain a high purity lithium product with a low level of impurities from our claystone process.”
Century Lithium has now successfully repeated steps from test mining through to the manufacture of battery-grade Li2CO3. The constituent levels for battery grade lithium carbonate as published by two major producers are shown in the results.
The results for the company’s lithium carbonate material assays were finalized by Saltworks and SGS Canada Inc.
A feasibility study on the project began in February 2022, with the engagement of Wood PLC as independent lead author. The Study has progressed well, with contributions from Global Resource Engineers, and WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc, amongst others.
Major areas of the study are completed and estimates for capital and operating cost estimates received, including those for the chlor-alkali plant portion of the project.
Wood is in the process of consolidating the estimates and reviewing them with Century, along with evaluating further optimization and opportunities for cost reductions. The company continues to focus on the study and will provide updates in due course.
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