Foundation works on Pad #1. Credit: Prairie Lithium
Australia’s Prairie Lithium (ASX: PL9) has kicked off construction on what it says would be the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) facility in North America in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Currently, the largest DLE facility is believed to be deployed by Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI) in Arkansas. In March of 2024, the Canadian company successfully installed and commissioned the Li-Pro lithium selective sorption (LSS) commercial-scale unit supplied by Koch Technology Solutions (now Aquatech).
In comparison, Prairie’s facility would have a total of four commercial-scale DLE columns, with an anticipated arrival date of April 2026. The successful de-risking of one commercial-scale column in Arkansas over the past 18 months, combined with the high-quality brine from its lithium project, supports confidence in the technology’s performance…
