E3 Lithium Ltd. (TSXV: ETL) has announced the arrival of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) skid on site, marking the completion of its DLE field pilot plant.
The company says its Alberta’s leading lithium developer and extraction technology innovator and is a development company with a total of 16.0Mt of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) measured and indicated and 0.9Mt LCE inferred mineral resources in Alberta, Canada.
With all major pieces of equipment required now on site, the next steps are connecting the DLE equipment to the pilot plant’s piping and wiring system, according to the company.
“The arrival of the DLE skid, the cornerstone of the field pilot plant, is an important milestone for E3 in that it enables us to start commissioning and begin operations shortly afterwards,” commented E3 CEO Chris Doornbos. “We are incredibly excited to begin operating Alberta’s first DLE field pilot plant in a matter of weeks.”
Site commissioning, in which operators inspect and test each section of the pilot plant to ensure proper operations, is underway and anticipated to take up to 10 days to complete. E3 Lithium will announce when this process is complete and full operations have begun.
In early April, the company obtained approval from Alberta’s energy regulator for the field pilot plant. Construction started a month later, beginning the installation and operation of the downhole equipment in preparation for brine production for the pilot.
The pilot plant is situated at the first well E3 drilled during its 2022 inaugural drill programme, located east of the Town of Olds in the company’s Clearwater project area. The facility will test the Li-IX technology for direct lithium extraction at a larger scale under real-world operating conditions.
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