Volt Lithium and Wellspring Hydro Enter Into a Field Study Agreement Backed by a Grant from the State of North Dakota to Extract Lithium from Bakken Oilfield Brine
December 10 2024 - 3:05AM
Volt Lithium Corp. (TSXV: VLT | OTCQB: VLTLF I FSE: I2D)
("
Volt" or the "
Company")
announces that the Company has entered into a field study agreement
(“the Field Study”) with Wellspring Hydro (“Wellspring” or “WSH”)
to deploy and test Volt’s proprietary direct lithium extraction
technology (“DLE”) field unit in the State of North Dakota and to
establish the viability of DLE from lithium-infused oilfield brine
produced from the Bakken formation.
“We are excited to be collaborating with
Wellspring and the State of North Dakota to trial Volt’s DLE field
unit in the Bakken formation in North Dakota,” commented Alex
Wylie, President & CEO of Volt. “In addition to our existing
field operations in the Permian Basin in Texas with our Strategic
Partner, we are proud to be able to demonstrate the capabilities of
a second field unit in another significant oil producing region of
the United States.”
“The Bakken formation generates approximately
2.0 million barrels of lithium-infused oilfield brine daily,
representing the second largest producer of brine in the U.S.,”
added Mark Watson, CEO of Wellspring. “Wellspring and the State of
North Dakota have been working with the Volt team for the past
several months and are excited to deploy a field unit in the Bakken
formation in early 2025.”
The North Dakota Bakken collaboration adds to
Volt’s existing asset portfolio of plays in Texas (Permian basin)
and Alberta (Keg River formation), both of which are with separate
strategic partners from Wellspring.
North Dakota Field Study
The State of North Dakota, through WSH, has
contributed US$450,000 cash (the “Grant”) to Volt for the purpose
of procuring equipment and conducting testing to establish the
viability of Volt’s direct lithium extraction technology for field
operations in North Dakota. Volt expects to receive an additional
US$50,000 through a final report of the deployment of proceeds of
the Grant. Volt, through WSH, will apply for up to an additional
US$2,000,000 in funding for the Field Study in early 2025.
Volt and Wellspring have been awarded grant
funding from the State of North Dakota acting by and through its
Industrial Commission Research and Renewable Energy Program. The
purpose of this funding is to encourage the use of renewable
energy, benefit businesses that operate in the State of North
Dakota and to utilize the North Dakota workforce.
About Wellspring Hydro
Wellspring, a North Dakota-based company, is
dedicated to transforming the Bakken oilfield brine into valuable
resources. Our mission is to harness the full potential of oilfield
brines, driving innovation and sustainability in resource
management.
About Volt Lithium
Volt is a lithium development and technology
company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial
producers of lithium carbonates from oilfield brine. Our strategy
is to generate value for shareholders by leveraging management’s
hydrocarbon experience and existing infrastructure to extract
lithium deposits from existing wells, thereby reducing capital
costs, lowering risks and supporting the world’s clean energy
transition. With four differentiating pillars, and a proprietary
Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) technology and
process, Volt’s innovative approach to development is focused on
generating the highest lithium recoveries with lowest costs,
positioning us for future commercialization. We are committed to
operating efficiently and with transparency across all areas of the
business staying sharply focused on creating long-term, sustainable
shareholder value. Investors and/or other interested parties may
sign up for updates about the Company’s continued progress on its
website: https://voltlithium.com/.
Contact Information
For Investor Relations inquiries or further
information, please contact:
Alex Wylie, President & CEOT:
+1.403.830.5811E: info@voltlithium.com
Or
Greg Foofat, Vice President, Investor
RelationsT: +1.587.888.5213E: info@voltlithium.com
Forward Looking Statements
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“forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”
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other than statements of historical fact, may constitute
forward-looking information and include, without limitation,
information with respect to the terms of the operational milestone,
Volume Scale-up. Extraction Time Improvements and Continuous
Processing vs Batch Processing, the deployment of the Field Unit in
the Permian Basin, the production of battery grade lithium by the
Field Unit, and the commercial production of lithium from oilfield
brine. With respect to the forward-looking information contained in
this press release, the Company has made numerous assumptions.
While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable,
these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies and may prove to be incorrect.
Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could
cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
information contained herein including those known risk factors
outlined in the Company’s annual information form for the year
ended June 30, 2024 and (final) short form base shelf prospectus
dated July 20, 2023. All forward-looking information herein is
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