The lithium carbonate was produced from the DLE (direct lithium extraction) eluent of the ILiad pilot that operated at the Prairie project from November 2023 to February 2024. The DLE eluent was sent to Saltworks’ facility in British Columbia, where it was converted into battery-grade material.
“Producing battery grade lithium carbonate from our flowsheet is an important step in showing the market the quality of product that we can produce,” Arizona Lithium managing director Paul Lloyd stated in an August 6 press release.
“The battery-grade product we produced is in sufficient quantities to go out to all the offtakers and strategic partners we are in conversation with,” he added.
The Prairie project is home to a large brine resource located in the heart of Saskatchewan’s Williston Basin, within a region historically known for its oil…
