MGX Minerals Commences Pilot Plant Testing for Li-1 Lithium
Recovery System
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / August 1, 2017 / MGX
Minerals Inc. (MGX or the Company) (CSE: XMG / FKT: 1MG / OTC: MGXMF) is pleased to report
that engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions (PurLucid)
has commenced operational testing on the Li-1 lithium recovery unit
at its testing facility in Calgary, Alberta. The Li-1 pilot plant
is capable of processing 20 m3/day and will be expanded to increase
throughput to 100m3/day. Initial testing is focused on lithium-rich
brine samples obtained from MGX lithium and petrolithium properties
and as well as oil & gas partners. Testing is currently
underway to finalize technical specifications for contractual
arrangements with industrial and oil and gas partners. In addition,
MGXs deployment plan continues to focus on the Company's land
package of over two million acres of lithium brine mineral claims
in North America.
This system represents the physical and operational templates
that move us from bench scale to the field and provide the
engineering basis for large commercial systems (>1500 m3/day) we
expect to deploy into MGXs property and partner base, said Jared
Lazerson CEO of MGX Minerals Inc.
Concurrently with pilot plant testing, fabrication of a
commercial-scale system capable of processing 200 m3/day is
underway and expected to be ready for deployment in Q4 2017. Based
on results of pilot plant testing, the Company plans to ship
commercial-scale systems to sites in the US and Canada beginning in
Q1 of 2018.
MGX and PurLucid have now fully integrated their respective
technologies. The pilot plant separates impurities from oil and gas
wastewater, allowing for lithium and magnesium extraction as well
as reuse and repurpose of industrial water and brine.
Qualified Person
The technical portions of this press release were prepared and
reviewed by Andris Kikauka (P. Geo.), Vice President of Exploration
for MGX Minerals. Mr. Kikauka is a non-independent Qualified Person
within the meaning of National Instrument (N.I.) 43-101
Standards.
About MGX Minerals
MGX Minerals is a diversified Canadian resource company with
interests in petrolithium, magnesium and silicon assets throughout
North America. Learn more at www.mgxminerals.com.
Contact Information
Jared Lazerson
President and CEO
Telephone: 1.604.681.7735
Web: www.mgxminerals.com
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