Alpha Lithium Engages Lilac Solutions Inc. for Brine Extraction Study
April 01 2021 - 9:00AM
Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF)
(Frankfurt: 2P62) (“
Alpha” or the
“
Company”), sole owner of one of the last large,
undeveloped salars in Argentina’s Lithium Triangle, is pleased to
announce it has engaged Lilac Solutions Inc (“Lilac”) to undertake
initial Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) engineering work on brine
samples from Alpha’s Tolillar Salar. Lilac’s engineering work is
intended to complement Alpha’s in-house engineering being done by
the principals of Beyond Lithium SA, a world-renowned team of
chemical process engineers with decades of lithium chemistry
experience.
Lilac has been engaged to commence Stage 1
Engineering. This first stage requires initial brine samples to be
sent directly from the Tolillar Salar to Lilac’s offices in
Oakland, California. The brine will be passed through Lilac’s
proprietary lithium extraction modules for approximately three
weeks and the results will be monitored and reported.
This initial test will provide the Company
with:
- The lithium recovery rate (what
percentage of lithium is able to be recovered from the brine using
Lilac’s process)
- Lithium purity assessment
- Determination of lithium chloride
chemical analysis
- Initial indications of reagent
volumes used
- Indicative range of what operating
expenses (“OPEX”) might be in a future commercial production
facility
Based on the results of Stage 1 Engineering the
Company may choose to continue to Stage 2 Engineering, which would
involve significantly more brine volumes and time. Stage 2
Engineering would accomplish several things, including:
- Approximately three months of
continuous lithium production at lab scale
- Refining of the initial OPEX
numbers
- Establish process design criteria
and complete lithium extraction test work for a Feasibility
Study
- Define a tailored process flow
diagram for a pilot plant at Tolillar Salar
Brad Nichol, President and CEO, commented,
"Since recently establishing a treasury of more than $35 million,
our primary focus on the Tolillar Salar has been on achieving
production. This requires a trusted and proven DLE technology
partner. It is crucially important to understand that DLE is a
bespoke process which is unique to every operation and every salar.
Ultimately, a successful DLE implementation will require an
absolute understanding of the brine chemistry. Internally, our
Beyond Lithium team has been working for months on developing its
knowledge base of our brine through in-depth chemical analyses and
benchtop studies. Now is the perfect time to combine our brine
knowledge with the technology developed by Lilac, who have
extensively studied dozens of brines from the Lithium Triangle.
They are a well-funded, fast-growing company that has developed a
proprietary ion exchange process capable of recovering 80% of the
lithium on a timeline measured in hours, not years.”
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF ALPHA LITHIUM
CORPORATION
“Brad Nichol”
Brad NicholPresident, CEO and Director
For more information:Alpha
Lithium Investor Relations Tel: +1 844 592
6337info@alphalithium.com
About Alpha Lithium (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC:
ALLIF) (Frankfurt: 2P62)
Alpha Lithium is a growing team of industry
professionals and experienced stakeholders focused on the
development of the Tolillar Salar. Together, we have assembled 100%
ownership of what may be one of Argentina’s last undeveloped
lithium salars, encompassing 27,500 hectares (67,954 acres),
neighboring multi-billion-dollar lithium players in the heart of
the renowned “Lithium Triangle”. Other companies in the area
exploring for lithium brines or currently in production include
Galaxy Lithium, Livent, and POSCO in Salar del Hombre Muerto;
Orocobre in Salar Olaroz; Eramine SudAmerica S.A. in Salar de
Centenario; and Gangfeng and Lithium Americas in Salar de
Cauchari.
About Lilac Solutions Inc.
Lilac Solutions is a mining technology company
based in Oakland, California. Lilac has developed a patented ion
exchange technology that facilitates production of lithium from
abundant brine resources with minimal cost and ultra-low
environmental footprint. Lilac’s mission is to increase lithium
supplies needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.
Lilac recently raised $20 million led by Breakthrough Energy
Ventures (Bill Gates), a $1 billion fund established by many of the
world’s top business leaders, to support companies with the
potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Participation in the financing also included The Engine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lowercarbon Capital, and
The Grantham Foundation.
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