The lithium conversion facility will feature the environmentally friendly Metso lithium conversion technology. This study will include lithium concentrate reagent receiving and storage, processing, and site infrastructure as well as shipping/handling of product and byproduct off site.
The Metso lithium conversion technology is being deployed globally with two currently under construction and expected to be operational from 2025. The Metso innovative technology is an acid-free lithium conversion approach that eliminates the use of hazardous reagents and produces a byproduct that is a mixture of sand and limestone. The byproduct material can be used in the production of construction materials.
In June of 2023, Avalon purchased “a crown jewel” brown field industrial site in the heart of Thunder Bay. The 100% owned site covers 155-ha and has direct access to all infrastructure needs including access to 80 to 100 MW of electrical…
