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Noram Ventures and JV Partner Alba Minerals Report Successful Bench Test Leaching Results of Lithium from Clayton Valley Clay - Video Available on Investmentpitch.com
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2017) - Noram Ventures (TSXV: NRM)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Noram Ventures and JV Partner Alba Minerals Report Successful Bench Test Leaching Results of Lithium from Clayton Valley Clay - Video Available on Investmentpitch.comVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2017) - Noram Ventures (TSXV: NRM) (FSE: N7R) (OTC Pink: NRVTF) along with its joint venture partner Alba Minerals (TSXV: AA) (FSE: A117RU) (OTC Pink: AXVEF) turned to a couple of experts in mineral leaching to determine if it is practical and economical to apply current leaching technologies to lithium clays found in Nevada's Clayton Valley.InvestmentPitch Media has produced a \"video news alert\" which discusses this news. If this link is not enabled, please visit www.InvestmentPitch.com and enter \"Noram\" in the search box. Cannot view this video? Visit:http://www.investmentpitch.com/video/0_9y46gnja/Noram-Ventures-TSXV-NRM-along-with-its-joint-venture-partner-Alba-Minerals-consulted-a-couple-of-experts-in-mineral-leachingMembrane Development Specialists with a reputation for developing applications for membrane technology dating back to 1980, and AuTec Innovative Extraction Solutions, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, reported 96.25% lithium recovery, following a 2-step leach process in a successful bench test on the company's Clayton Valley clays.Back in the 1970s, the former Bureau of Mines indicated that acid digestion of Clayton Valley's lithium clays was technically feasible, but not cost effective due to the water and acid losses using conventional leaching processes.However, following a bench test commissioned by Noram in the May and June of 2017, Membrane Development Specialists concluded: \"The mining of lithium clays we believe is now economically feasible using MDS Acid Membranes and Systems to purify and concentrate lithium and simultaneously recover water and acid for reuse in the extraction process.\"Given the volumes of water and acid needed for the processing of lithium clay, being able to recover both for reuse in the process, is a huge benefit which makes the digestion of lithium cost effective and attractive. Due to the extremely inexpensive cost of power in the Clayton Valley - $0.04 per kilowatt — and with power amounting to approximately 50% of the operating cost for membrane plants used in this process, this process translates into a low operating cost per tonne of lithium car...