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International Battery Metals Engages SLR to Validate Lithium Recovery for Modular, Mobile Lithium Plant
First-of-its-Kind Commercial-Scale Plant Has Been Extracting Lithium Since May VANCOUVER, BC, June 28, 2022 /CNW/ - International Battery Metals Ltd. (the "comp
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[{"type":"text","content":" First-of-its-Kind Commercial-Scale Plant Has Been Extracting Lithium Since May VANCOUVER, BC, June 28, 2022 /CNW/ - International Battery Metals Ltd. (the \"company\") (CSE: IBAT) (OTC: IBATF) today announced that it has engaged SLR International Corporation (SLR) to review and validate the processes and lithium recovery results from its first-of-its-kind modular, mobile lithium extraction plant, currently operating in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The modular plant has been flow-testing lithium-bearing brine since early May, and extracting lithium chloride (LiCl) since mid-May, making IBAT the first company globally to successfully operate a commercial-scale mobile lithium extraction plant. The brine is sourced in the U.S. and is being delivered in significant volume via tanker truck. SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions with a team of more than 2,300 professionals offering strategic advice and technical solutions from a network of over 100 offices in Europe, the US, Latin America, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. SLR specializes in energy, mining and minerals, infrastructure, built environment, manufacturing and industry, financial services, and power sectors. \"We are pleased to be working with a team as experienced, technically innovative and globally-renowned as SLR to assess our processes and review our results,\" said IBAT CEO Dr. John Burba. \"From the design stage, our goal has been to create a Mobile Direct Lithium Extraction (MDLE) technology that is environmentally superior to any technology currently in operation, yet able to achieve commercial scale and superior lithium recovery at a vastly lower cost. We believe this modular plant represents that evolution and third-party validation of our results is a key milestone in that journey.\" SLR is expected to begin its review and assessment later this summer. The unique modular design of the company's lithium extraction plant allows for rapid deployment and swift onsite assembly. As currently configured in Lake Charles, the plant has the potential to produce 5,000 metric tons of commercial-grade lithium chloride on a lithium carbonate equivalent basis, each year. Thanks to its modular design, this same plant also has the potential to be expanded to produce up to 20,000 metric tons of LiCl per year, based on the capacity and composition of the...