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Message par energy_isere » 19 mars 2023, 11:12

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Aquatech wins lithium refining process contract at Thacker Pass project

By NS Energy Staff Writer 15 Mar 2023

The scope of the contract comprises multiple process trains that will incorporate evaporation and crystallisation systems for the purification and chemical production of lithium carbonate

Canadian mining company Lithium Americas has awarded Aquatech a contract for the lithium refining and purification process plants at its fully-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, US.

The scope of the contract comprises multiple process trains that will incorporate evaporation and crystallisation systems for the purification and chemical production of lithium carbonate.

Aquatech said that it has started work on the project.

Lithium Americas CEO and president Jonathan Evans said: “Starting construction is a momentous milestone for Thacker Pass.

“We are excited about the prospect of working with our partners to generate economic growth in Northern Nevada and play a major role in the domestic lithium supply chain for electric vehicles.”

Both companies expect to closely work together to deliver the best technology that is available by incorporating environmental stewardship for the Thacker Pass project.

Lithium Americas is said to have produced lithium carbonate with a purity of above 99.9% from Thacker Pass lithium-bearing clays in collaboration with ICD Process Technologies, a division of Aquatech.

The companies have worked together for more than two years at Aquatech’s applied development and testing facility in Wisconsin and Lithium Americas’ technical development centre in Nevada. At the facilities, the parties undertook pilot work and showcased the complete process line to produce high-purity lithium carbonate.

According to Aquatech, the demonstration results will allow the Canadian mining company to advance with phase 1 of the Thacker Pass facility producing 40,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).

Aquatech executive chairman Venkee Sharma said: “Aquatech is fully committed to our partnership with Lithium Americas and proud to be a part of the team working towards this landmark achievement at Thacker Pass.

“Delivering innovative process technology to enable critical mineral recovery from extraction to high-purity products for electric vehicle battery production and battery recycling is a top priority at Aquatech.

“Moving towards energy decarbonisation is a critical step to adapt to a changing climate, and we are devoted to supporting industries in these efforts.”

Recently, Lithium Americas announced the start of construction at the Thacker Pass project following the receipt of notice to proceed with the project from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Message par energy_isere » 19 mars 2023, 12:31

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India to auction newly found lithium reserve

Reuters | March 13, 2023

India’s northern federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir will auction a lithium block discovered last month, the country’s mines minister said in parliament on Monday.

“The exploitation of lithium will depend upon successful auction of the mineral block,” minister Pralhad Joshi said, adding the timeline for an auction would be decided by Jammu and Kashmir authorities.

The block, with estimated reserves of 5.9 million tonnes, is the first known lithium reserve in the country.
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Message par energy_isere » 19 mars 2023, 15:12

Aprés l'Inde, c'est maintenant l'Iran qui annonce une grosse découverte de Lithium à hauteur de 8.5 millions de tonnes :
Iran’s lithium discovery and potential implications to the global battery and electric mobility ecosystem

Jamil Hijazi | March 13, 2023

While the mining sector has started to pick up in the Arab Gulf states (also referred to as the Gulf cooperation council [GCC]), Iran has introduced measures to expand its mining and metals sector in recent years as part of plans to diversify its economy away from oil revenues.

Around 7% of global mineral reserves can be found in Iran, making it one of the most important mineral producers in the world; possessing major reserves of zinc, copper, salt, coal, iron ore, uranium, lead, gold, bauxite (for aluminium), molybdenum, antimony, sulphur, sand and gravel, and possibly lithium.

espite its enormous riches, Iran still struggles to operate its mining sector at full capacity. One major cause is a lack of necessary machinery and equipment. To tackle the latter challenge the Iranian government is focusing efforts on supporting an export oriented industry and knowledge-based manufacturers to research and produce new machines as part of areas for development in the extractives sector. Through mining, Iran was able to increase activity generating billions of dollars of hard currency revenues for the country while creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs for its youth.

Ebrahim Ali Molabeigi Iran’s minister of Industry announces “the discovery of the first lithium reserve estimated to be 8.5 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in Hamedan province signalling positive news of the possibility of other reserves in the western Iranian region”.

According to Mohammad-Hadi Ahmadi, the deputy head of the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade Department in Hamedan said “the country will be able to extract lithium from two newly discovered Lithium deposits in the next two years. The deposits cover an area of around 11 square kilometres in Qahavand Plain, located more than 50 kilometres to the east of the provincial capital of Hamedan.

The discovery had taken nearly four years, whereby the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade is currently studying technological capacities existing in two developed countries as part of efforts to start up the mines through a partnership with private investors. The ministry’s authorities expect more lithium ore deposits could be discovered in Hamedan through vast deposits of clay which is a source of Lithium.”

Should the 8.5 million-ton estimate be accurate, it may mean that Iran now holds the second-largest lithium reserve in the world. It will be the largest deposit outside of South America, second only to a 9.2-million-ton deposit in Chile. With global Lithium reserves estimated at 89 million tons, Iran may possibly possess almost one tenth of the world’s Lithium supply.”

Iran’s recent Lithium discovery will shift more attention to mining in the Middle East. Why? Firstly, because the strategic importance of the mineral demanded for most low carbon technologies that contribute to a low carbon future within the global battery and electric mobility ecosystem. Second, the geo-political weight that Iran can use Lithium as natural resource tool to negotiate the uplifting of existing sanctions imposed by the West (United States, European Union and its allies).

Third, Iran can market it’s mineral potential to further attract foreign investment of hard currency into the economy from Lithium exploration. Fourth which holds wider geo-political importance, Iran may leverage Lithium to further enhance its Sino-Relations with China. For example, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties under a deal facilitated by China.

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https://www.mining.com/irans-lithium-di ... ecosystem/

sur le media Iranien presstv.ir :
Iran to start up newly-discovered lithium mines by 2025

Sunday, 05 March 2023

Mohammad Hadi Ahmadi, who serves as deputy head of MIMT’s local branch in western Hamedan province, said on Sunday that production from two lithium ore deposits in the region whose discovery were announced last week will begin by 2025.

Press TV first reported on the discovery of Iran’s first lithium ore deposits on February 27. MIMT’s exploration department said at the time that the deposits in Hamedan contain some 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore, making the pair one of the largest in the world.

Ahmadi said that the two deposits cover an area of around 11 square kilometers in Qahavand Plain, located more than 50 kilometers to the east of the provincial capital of Hamedan.

He said the discovery of the deposits had taken nearly four years, adding that the MIMT is currently studying technological capacities existing in two developed countries as part of efforts to start up the mines through a partnership with private investors.

MIMT authorities expect more lithium ore deposits could be discovered in Hamedan, a province with vast deposits of clay which is a source of lithium.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/0 ... -2025-MIMT

Je parie qu'ils vont se faire approcher par les Chinois pour commencer l'extraction.

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Message par energy_isere » 21 mars 2023, 23:38

Baisse du prix stratosphérique du Lithium en Chine :

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Juin 2020 : 41 000 RMB soit environ 5 500 € par tonne
Novembre 2022 : 590 000 RMB soit 80 000 € par tonne
20 mars 2023 : 312 000 RMB soit 42 000 € par tonne

lire https://www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/other ... 339f&ei=45

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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 15:56

Albemarle selects South Carolina for $1.3bn Mega-Flex lithium facility
With the capacity to expand up to 100,000 metric tonnes, the facility is anticipated to produce around 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide yearly from various sources


By NS Energy Staff Writer 23 Mar 2023

US-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle has announced South Carolina, US, as its selected location to build the $1.3bn Mega-Flex lithium hydroxide processing facility.

To be developed in Chester County, the lithium hydroxide facility is expected to address the increasing demand for domestic and international electric vehicles (EVs) and other energy storage applications that utilise lithium-ion batteries.

According to the company, Mega-Flex will have the capacity to process diverse lithium feedstock, including lithium from recycled batteries.

With the capacity to expand up to 100,000 metric tonnes, the facility is anticipated to produce around 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide yearly from various sources.

The production at the facility will support the manufacturing of nearly 2.4 million EVs annually, stated Albemarle.

Construction of the Mega-Flex lithium facility is expected to commence in late 2024.

The Mega-Flex lithium hydroxide processing facility will be located on 800 acres near Richburg and is anticipated to generate over 300 jobs.

Besides, the facility is expected to generate more than 1,500 construction jobs.

Chester County has been awarded a $9m grant from the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) of the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development to help with the costs of mitigation, preparation of the site, and infrastructure improvements.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said: “Albemarle’s new facility will be transformative for our state, creating thousands of good-paying jobs in South Carolina, and help us further our goals of becoming an electric vehicle hub in the United States by being home to companies like Albemarle who are producing strategically critical material vital to the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from electric vehicles to medical devices.

“Advanced manufacturing has long been a part of our economic DNA in South Carolina, and we are proud of the progress we have made over the past three years in attracting businesses across the electric vehicle supply chain that represent the future of the United States economy and the environmental sustainability of the world.”
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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 16:01

Argentinian lithium exports surge 234% in 2022
The Argentinian government has reported a dramatic increase in lithium exports in 2022 as demand for the metal shows no sign of decreasing.


March 22, 2023

Argentina’s lithium exports have surged 234% in 2022 when compared with year before reaching a 10-year high.

The government announced the increase on Tuesday as the country’s mining exports hit $3.86bn, according the economy ministry.

Demand for the metal, which is used in electric vehicles, battery and solar panel production has increased dramatically in the previous years. According to the International Lithium Association, demand is set to increase six-fold between 2021 and 2040, due to growing interest these technologies.

Lithium accounted for nearly a fifth of all Argentinian mining shipments in 2022. Argentina, along with neighbours Chile and Bolivia make up the “lithium triangle”, and the region’s salt flats account for 75% of the world’s lithium supply.

Lithium is extracted from the salt flats using sunlight to concentrate the metal in evaporation pools.

The lithium triangle’s dominance could, however, be challenged with both India and Iran recently announcing the discovery of large lithium deposits.

During January and February of last year lithium exports more than doubled, with shipments pulling in a record $58m, while revenues from lithium hit $6bn for the year.

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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 16:07

En plus du Lithium des salars l' Argentine aurait aussi potentiellement du Lithium de spoduménes ! (à l'état d'exploration)
Green Shift to acquire minority stake in Pampa Litio
Pampa Litio is engaged in exploring for hard rock spodumene-bearing pegmatites in the Argentina’s Pampean Ranges.


March 24, 2023

Green Shift Commodities (GCOM) has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Pampa Litio, a private hard rock lithium exploration firm in Argentina, from New Peak Metals.

Pampa Litio is engaged in exploring hard rock spodumene-bearing pegmatites in the Pampean Ranges of Central Argentina.

The Pampean Ranges comprise several granitic pegmatites with historic mineral resources that were mined during the past 90 years.
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Pampa Litio has so far applied for four exploration titles, which cover a total area of 34,300ha, within the San Luis Province.
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https://www.mining-technology.com/news/ ... mpa-litio/

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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 17:20

Un nouveau prospect de spodumène à Lithium au Quebec, le projet Corvette :
Patriot Battery Metals extends Corvette lithium deposit in Quebec

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 |

Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) said it has extended the main spodumene deposit on its Corvette project in Quebec by half a kilometre, sending its stock higher.


The Vancouver-based explorer’s 20,000-metre winter drilling campaign at the project about 300 km east of James Bay has lengthened the CV5 deposit strike another 550 metres to 3.15 km, it said on Thursday adding that assays from 52 drill holes are pending and five holes are in progress.

“We have been able to meet and already exceed our winter program objectives in terms of meterage drilled and new spodumene pegmatite discovered,” Darren L. Smith, vice-president of exploration, said in a news release. “We are now within approximately 1.5 km of the CV4 pegmatite cluster to the east and have just begun to step-out westwardly towards the CV13 pegmatite cluster.”

Shares in Patriot Battery Metals closed 5% higher on Thursday in Toronto, valuing the company at C$1.3 billion ($950 million).

Patriot is exploring along a 4.3-km trend of spodumene pegmatite it discovered in 2017 as it prepares an initial resource estimate and prefeasibility study this year. Last month, drill hole CV22-083 returned CV5’s strongest interval to date with 156.9 metres grading 2.12% Li2O, including 25 metres at 5.04% Li2O.

Quebec has become a hard rock lithium hotspot as companies vie to supply the surging electric vehicle market. The federal government approved the James Bay open-pit project by Galaxy Resources, a part of Allkem (TSX: AKE; ASX: AKE), in January. Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) has its own James Bay project and Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) is planning to restart its North American Lithium operations within days.

Patriot said intends to test the CV5 pegmatite along strike at both ends. Regional magnetic data and spodumene-pegmatite boulders indicate the trend continues. The winter drilling intersected widths of 5-50 metres of continuous pegmatite, mostly spodumene-bearing, it said.

Geological modelling shows CV5’s thickness varies between 25 and 120 metres, although spodumene pegmatite has been intersected as deep as 425 metres and remains open. The location of this deep intersection suggests the presence of additional spodumene-pegmatite lenses south of the main body. These areas are expected to be further drilled over the summer-fall program, it said.

“There remains more than 20 km of geologically favourable trend to be explored for new pegmatite targets and three known spodumene pegmatite clusters yet to be drill tested,” Patriot CEO Blair Way said in the release. “The exploration and development team continues to execute, and the drill bit continues to deliver.”
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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 17:28

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Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine

Reuters | March 22, 2023

Chinese battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said on Wednesday it had started trial production of lithium concentrates at its Arcadia mine in Zimbabwe.


Huayou, one of the world’s biggest cobalt producers, acquired Arcadia from Australia-listed Prospect Resources and its Zimbabwean partners in a $422 million deal completed in 2022. After the transaction, Huayou said it would spend $300 million to build a plant to process 4.5 million tonnes of lithium ore at Arcadia.

“All production lines of the Arcadia lithium mine project … have completed equipment installation and commissioning, put materials into trial production and successfully produced the first batch of products,” Huayou said in a statement.

The processing plant was completed in nine months instead of the planned year, but the company did not say when it would go into full production and was not immediately available to comment.

The Arcadia mine is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent lithium concentrate, Huayou said.

The company said Arcadia, its biggest investment in Africa to date, was a key step towards its strategy to secure and build a chain of lithium assets.
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Message par energy_isere » 26 mars 2023, 17:34

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En plus des ressources abondantes en Lithium de pegmatites qui se découvrent, le Canada à aussi une grosse ressource en Lithium de saumures aquifère en ALberta :
E3 Lithium expands resource of Bashaw, Canada’s largest brine project

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023

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E3 Lithium’s goal is to produce high-purity, battery-grade lithium products. Credit: E3 Metals

E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL) says its latest resource upgrade makes Alberta’s Bashaw district, Canada’s largest brine project, a contender among the world’s biggest battery metal suppliers.

The sprawling Bashaw district between Calgary and Edmonton now hosts 6.6 million measured tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) and 9.4 million indicated tonnes of LCE for a total of 16 million tonnes.

“This resource upgrade is the largest of its kind in Canada and is significant on a global scale,” Chris Doornbos, CEO of E3 Lithium, said in a news release on Tuesday. “The amount of data and geological work required to upgrade resources of this magnitude is significant and further increases our understanding of the Leduc aquifer and as a result, our technical confidence in our commercialization plans.”

The upgraded Bashaw is one of the world’s largest direct lithium extraction brine projects, featuring investment by the country’s second-largest integrated oil company, Imperial Oil, and support from the federal government. The new resource dwarfs Canada’s estimated 3.2 million tonnes of measured and indicated lithium resources in hard rock deposits, according to Natural Resources Canada.

Calgary-based E3’s upgrade used data and core sample analysis from its 2022 drill program. It also developed a geological model of the Bashaw district showing details of reservoir properties.

A breakdown of the resources shows the project’s Clearwater area has measured and indicated resources of 11.1 billion cubic metres of brine with a median lithium concentration of 74.5 mg per litre for contained metal of 4.3 million tonnes LCE. The remaining Bashaw district has 29.2 billion cubic metres of brine with the same median concentration for 11.7 million tonnes LCE.

E3 said it expanded the Clearwater area and that it held 900,000 tonnes of inferred LCE in its Rocky area west of the Bashaw district. Bashaw also includes the Exshaw area.

The project aims to tap lithium-enriched brine from the Leduc aquifer, a dolomitized ancient reef complex that spans hundreds of square kilometres and is over 200 metres thick.

A 2020 preliminary economic assessment of developing the Clearwater area estimated annual output of 20,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide. The initial capital cost was pegged at $602 million. The assessment figured an after-tax net present value of $820 million with an 8% discount rate producing a 27% internal rate of return.

E3 received C$27 million in November from the federal government’s Strategic Innovation Fund. Imperial Oil, a Canadian unit of ExxonMobil, said last June it would invest C$6.4 million into exploring the extraction of lithium from below its historic Leduc oil field, one of the first crude oil discoveries in western Canada.
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Six mois seulement après son arrivée en Namibie, Prospect Resources annonce déjà une découverte de lithium

Agence Ecofin 31 mars 2023

La Namibie veut redevenir producteur de lithium afin de profiter de la hausse prévue de la demande. Si le projet Karibib (piloté par Lepidico) est déjà à un stade avancé, l’arrivée à Omaruru de la compagnie Prospect Resources suscite de grands espoirs.

La compagnie minière Prospect Resources a annoncé cette semaine la découverte d’une minéralisation de lithium au cours de ses premiers travaux d’exploration au projet Omaruru, en Namibie. Cette découverte intervient moins de six mois après la signature d’un accord avec Osino Resources pour acquérir jusqu’à 51 % de participation dans le projet.

Selon les détails donnés par la société sur son site web, la découverte a été réalisée près de la surface dans la zone de Brockmans. Les travaux ont permis d’y intercepter sur une longueur de 6 m (à partir de 13 m de profondeur) une minéralisation d’une teneur de 1,3 % d’oxyde de lithium. Sur un autre trou de forage, l’entreprise a intercepté sur 8 m (à partir de 6 m de profondeur) une teneur de 0,99 % d’oxyde de lithium.

« Les travaux d’exploration initiaux réalisés à Omaruru montrent que le projet prend forme à ce stade précoce. Bien qu’il y ait une minéralisation de lithium établie à Omaruru que le forage de la phase 1 visait à définir et à étendre, nous sommes heureux d’avoir également fait une découverte importante, à des teneurs et des épaisseurs robustes, à l’extrémité sud de la zone de Brockmans », a commenté le DG Sam Hosack.

Rééditer le succès rencontré à Arcadia

Prospect Resources n’est pas novice en matière d’exploration de lithium en Afrique. La compagnie cotée à la bourse ASX avait déjà mené des travaux concluants sur le projet Arcadia, au Zimbabwe. Elle y a déclaré des réserves prouvées et probables de 42,3 millions de tonnes (titrant 1,19 % d’oxyde de lithium) et a avancé jusqu’au stade de l’étude de faisabilité, avant de le céder en 2021 au chinois Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, en échange de 377,8 millions $.

Depuis cette cession, Prospect cherche de nouvelles opportunités d’exploration sur le continent. Pour rééditer le succès d’Arcadia à Omaruru, la compagnie compte s’appuyer sur les premiers résultats encourageants obtenus pour accélérer les travaux. Elle prévoit ainsi de réaliser au deuxième trimestre 2023 une nouvelle campagne de forages afin d’avancer vers une première estimation de ressources minérales JORC.

Pour l’instant, le projet de lithium le plus avancé de la Namibie est celui de Karibib, piloté par une autre société australienne, Lepidico. Cette dernière a publié en mai 2020 une étude de faisabilité définitive qui estime que les ressources peuvent être exploitées sur 14 ans et permettre de produire annuellement 4900 tonnes d’hydroxyde de lithium.
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Message par energy_isere » 02 avr. 2023, 10:12

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Pilbara Minerals lance son projet d'extension de 680 000 t à 1 000 000 tonnes de concentré de spodumène annuel. Investissement de 374 millions de dollars.
Pilbara Minerals takes FID on $374m P1000 project at Pilgangoora lithium mine

By NS Energy Staff Writer 29 Mar 2023

With the investment, the Australia-based lithium producer aims to increase the project’s production capacity from 680,000tpa to 1,000,000tpa of spodumene concentrate

Pilbara Minerals has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the A$560m ($374m) P1000 project at its fully-owned Pilgangoora lithium mine in Western Australia.

With the investment, the Australia-based lithium producer aims to increase the project’s production capacity by nearly 47% from 680,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 1,000,000tpa of spodumene concentrate.

The P1000 project will be executed initially in parallel with the ongoing P680 project, which was announced in June 2022.

According to Pilbara Minerals, P1000 calls for an expanded concentrator with increased throughput at the Pilgan plant as well as a range of supporting site infrastructure. Besides, it involves an expansion of the Tambrah Camp.

On the other hand, the P680 project is expected to add an additional 100,000tpa to the Pilgangoora lithium project’s current production capacity of 580,000tpa.

Pilbara Minerals managing director and CEO Dale Henderson said: “The P1000 Project expansion is an important milestone for Pilbara Minerals. This expansion step facilitates a major lift in production capacity, capitalising on the substantial scale of this Tier-1 hard rock asset which underpins a 25 year mine life at this new expanded production level.

“This reinforces the exceptional scale and quality of our Pilgangoora Project, which is one of the few hard rock lithium production operations globally that has both the resource size and an existing operating platform to enable a rapid scale-up of production to capitalise on the growing demand for lithium products.”

Pilbara Mineral stated that as part of the A$38m ($25.4m) in pre-FID expenditure announced in December 2022, key long-lead procurement has already started at the expansion project.

The P1000 project is expected to produce the first ore in the March quarter of 2025.

Full production is anticipated at the expanded project following commissioning and ramp-up at the end of the September quarter of 2025.

Located 120km from Port Hedland, the Pilgangoora lithium project has two processing plants namely, the Pilgan plant and the Ngungaju plant.
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Message par energy_isere » 02 avr. 2023, 10:18

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Premier coup de pioche pour la future usine de conversion de Lithium de hard rock en matériau pour batteries, à Guben en Allemagne. Sur une emprise de 12.5 ha :
Securing Critical Minerals Supply: Rock Tech Breaks Ground for its First Lithium Conversion Plant in Germany
Mercedes-Benz as strategic partner to procure lithium hydroxide from Guben Converter for its state-of-the art battery production in Europe


By NS Energy Staff Writer 28 Mar 2023

Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (“Rock Tech”) is excited to have broken ground for its first lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Guben, Germany (the “Guben Converter”). The facility will be the first of its kind in Europe and a blueprint for the EU’s new strategic goals to secure 12 times the demand of lithium by 2030 and at the same time to process 40% of it regionally.

At the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, the Premier of the State of Brandenburg Dr. Dietmar Woidke stated, “I am very pleased that we have attracted Rock Tech, a visionary cleantech company, which brings us closer to our goal of becoming a hub of modern industry, sustainable mobility, and high technology. With this groundbreaking, Brandenburg is taking another important step towards becoming a highly prosperous and climate neutral growth cluster.”

“Rock Tech’s lithium plant in Guben will considerably strengthen Brandenburg’s position as the centre of electromobility and energy transition in Germany. Brandenburg will thus be able to cover the entire value chain from raw material processing to battery and cell production to EV construction and battery recycling,” the State Minister for Economic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Jörg Steinbach added.

Rock Tech’s refining plant is considered the most advanced lithium converter project in Europe and will, in one facility, process lithium-bearing hard rock into battery-grade lithium hydroxide for the cathode and battery industry. This is a significant accelerator for the EV mobility transition and fundamental building block for automakers in the region.

“For Mercedes-Benz, the shift towards electric mobility also means a change in our supply chains. Three goals are central to us: Sustainability, raw material security and localization of procurement. Today’s groundbreaking in Guben is therefore another milestone for Mercedes-Benz towards the sustainable production of state-of-the-art batteries. When it comes to our lithium supply here in Europe, Rock Tech will play a key role for Mercedes-Benz in the future,” said Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Chief Technology Officer, Development & Procurement.

“Our Guben Converter is spearheading the lithium refining industry in Europe. We focus on zero-waste, sustainable processing and strategic partnerships. As a Canadian-German company we are building bridges and opportunities across the Atlantic and further to Australia, the world largest global lithium spodumene producer,” Rock Tech’s chief executive, Dirk Harbecke, said.

The groundbreaking marked the official start of onsite works on the 125,750 square metres future lithium hydroxide converter. Rock Tech has recently been awarded the first partial permit according to the Federal Immission Control Act and is on schedule to progress with test piling and ground preparation. The Guben Converter shall start commissioning in mid-2025 and will produce qualified battery-grade lithium hydroxide in 2026. The Guben Converter is the first of five converters that the Canadian-German Company intends to build in Europe and North America.
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Des prospects de Lithium en Autriche qui changent de main :
EUROPEAN LITHIUM TO ACQUIRE AUSTRIAN LITHIUM PROJECTS

By NS Energy Staff Writer 27 Mar 2023

The Bretstein-Lachtal, Klementkogel and Wildbachgraben projects are covered by exploration licences that total 114.6 km2, targeting lithium with known occurrences in the Styria mining district of Austria

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European Lithium Limited (ASX: EUR, FRA: PF8, OTC: EULIF) (European Lithium or the Company) is pleased to announce it has executed a binding Heads of Agreement with 2743718 Ontario Inc. (Ontario), a subsidiary of Richmond Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: RMD) (Richmond)(HOA), pursuant to which European Lithium has agreed to acquire, and Ontario has agreed to sell, 100% of the rights, title and interest in the Bretstein-Lachtal Project, Klementkogel Project and the Wildbachgraben Project (together Austrian
Lithium Projects)(Acquisition).

Tony Sage, Chairman, commented: “The acquisition is an excellent opportunity to secure ground in a largely unexplored area highly prospective for lithium and builds on our portfolio of European projects in a known jurisdiction where we have exploration and development experience. The Company is in the final stages of completing a proposed merger transaction that will see the advanced Wolfsberg Lithium Project develop under the control of Critical Metals Corp. that intends to list on NASDAQ. Once complete, together with our Ukrainian assets, the Company will refocus on building and developing critical metal projects in Europe.”

The Austrian Lithium Projects consist of 245 exploration licenses covering a total area of 114.6 km². The licenses cover ground that is considered prospective for lithium occurrences in the Styria mining district of Austria.
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comme annoncé Sayona et Piedmont Lithium ont redémarré la production de concentré de Lithium de spodumène au Quebec. 80 millions de dollars d'investissemnets.
Sayona, Piedmont Lithium restart commercial production at NAL project in Quebec

Staff Writer | March 30, 2023

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North American Lithium’s spodumene concentrator. (Image courtesy of Business Wire.)

Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL, ASX: PLL) and Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) announced on Thursday that commercial spodumene concentrate production has restarted at their jointly owned North American Lithium (NAL) project in Quebec.

The $80 million restart was completed on time and budget, and would be only major source of new spodumene production expected in North America in the next two years, says Sayona, which holds a majority 75% interest in the project.

The Australia-based lithium miner is targeting 226,000 tonnes per year of annual concentrate production, with first commercial shipments expected in July 2023. Four shipments totalling up to 120,000 tonnes are expected from NAL by year-end, it adds.

These shipments, according to Sayona, are expected to supply key battery and electric vehicle manufacturers including LG Chem and Tesla.

“Since announcing our restart intentions in 2021, our project team has maintained a forward-looking focus to improve lithium capture, achieve more consistent runtimes, and streamline operating costs from the past-producing operation,” Sayona’s managing director Brett Lynch said in a news release.

“This marks an exciting milestone not only for Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining, but the North American market for which we are working to supply critical lithium resources,” Piedmont CEO Keith Phillips said.

“NAL is positioned to be a key contributor to the electric vehicle and battery supply chains as demand for lithium continues to rapidly expand along with the electrification economies in both Canada and the US.”

The NAL project – formerly known as the Québec lithium mine – was acquired by the companies’ Sayona Quebec joint venture in August 2021 after its previous owner had suspended production and subsequently filed for bankruptcy protection.

In June 2022, the companies obtained formal approval for the restart of mining operations. This includes the development of a spodumene conversion facility at NAL to produce lithium hydroxide or carbonate, as per an agreement with the Québec government to develop a local downstream processing capability in proximity to the North American battery market.

An earlier pre-feasibility study for the project initially estimated a life of mine of 27 years with average annual spodumene concentrate production of 163,000 tonnes. The project contains an estimated mineral resource of 101.9 million tonnes at 1.06% Li2O, for 1.1 million tonnes of contained Li2O in all categories.

The project lies 60 km north of the city of Val d’Or, and in proximity to Sayona’s Authier lithium project. Together, they form a key part of the company’s Abitibi hub in Quebec.

The plan is to eventually combine ore produced from Authier with those from NAL to facilitate an improvement in plant performance and economics, Sayona says.
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