Patriot Successfully Produces Sample of Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide from the CV5 Spodumene Pegmatite
Highlights
- 307 g sample of marketable, on-specification, battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate product produced from the CV5 Spodumene Pegmatite.
- The CV5 Pegmatite Deposit forms the cornerstone of the Company’s Shaakichiuwaanaan Lithium Project in Canada, representing the bulk of the consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate1 of 80.1 Mt at 1.44% Li2O Indicated and 62.5 Mt at 1.31% Li2O Inferred.
- No impurities of concern present.
- Testwork completed as a successful “proof-of-concept” to demonstrate that a high-quality battery-grade lithium end-product can be produced using representative feed material from CV5.
- The test sample was produced from spodumene concentrate grading 6.2 % Li2O and 0.6% Fe2O3, produced from a Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) pilot plant using drill core samples representing the expected early mine-life at the CV5 Pegmatite.
- This marks a significant de-risking milestone as Patriot advances CV5 through the stages of development.
- Sample to be used to further advance and strengthen engagement with potential strategic partners and end-users.
Ken Brinsden, Director, President, and CEO of the Company, comments:
The successful production of a battery-grade lithium hydroxide product from the cornerstone CV5 Spodumene Pegmatite marks a key de-risking step in our development strategy.
“While we are focused on advancing CV5 to production using a simple DMS-only flowsheet to produce a high-quality spodumene concentrate, it is important to look beyond and from the viewpoint of the end-user of the downstream product.”
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