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Foremost Lithium Reports 81.6% Recovery Rate in Dense Media Separation Program at Dyke 1, Zoro Lithium Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2023) - Foremost Lithium Resource & ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Foremost Lithium Reports 81.6% Recovery Rate in Dense Media Separation Program at Dyke 1, Zoro Lithium ProjectVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2023) - Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (CSE: FAT) (OTCQB: FRRSF) (FSE: F0R0) (WKN: A3DCC8) (\"Foremost Lithium\", \"Foremost\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce receipt of the phase two of its metallurgical report from XPS Expert Process Solutions, A Glencore Company (XPS) for Dyke 1 on its Zoro Lithium Property located in the mining friendly province of Manitoba. Final test results confirm The Dense Media Separation (\"DMS\") and flotation of DMS Middlings together, achieved a global lithium recovery of 81.6% at a spodumene concentrate grade of 5.88% Li2O. Pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical testing on the DMS spodumene concentrate have shown that the final product is amenable to a flowsheet, capable of producing both battery grade lithium products, Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3) and Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH).Jason Barnard, Foremost's President and CEO, comments, \"Phase two of our metallurgical program at Dyke 1 confirms the ability to produce a near 6% Li2O concentrate while maximizing lithium recovery with significant CAPEX and OPEX savings. This was a critical milestone for our company which highlights the quality of our ore to prospective battery manufacturers and other strategic partners while our lithium is still in the ground. We recognize that the world is transitioning towards electrification with unprecedented speed, and we are positioning our lithium projects to capitalize on these opportunities.\"Dyke 1 MetallurgyThe Dyke 1 metallurgical program was initiated in June of 2022 after receipt of a permit from the Manitoba government and the collection of a 489 kg of spodumene-mineralized pegmatite from historic trenches exposing Dyke 1 on the Zoro property (c.f. December 7, 2022, news release). After sample preparation, test work on this Master Composite sample included heavy liquid separation (HLS), dense media separation (DMS, see fig 1), and dry magnetic separation at SGS Lakefield. Dr. Sunil Koppalkar of XPS, oversaw the metallurgical work on behalf of Foremost Lithium. Fig. 1 Dense media separation pilot plant, SGS LakefieldTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/4689/15...