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Lithium Chile Provides Positive Initial Metallurgical Test Work Results Received for the Arizaro Lithium Project
(TheNewswire) CALGARY, ALBERTA – TheNewswire - December 8, 2022 – ...
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[{"type":"text","content":" Lithium Chile Provides Positive Initial Metallurgical Test Work Results Received for the Arizaro Lithium Project\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CALGARY, ALBERTA –\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n December 8, 2022 –\n \n \n Lithium Chile Inc.\n \n \n (\n \n \n TSXV:LITH\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n OTC:LTMCF\n \n \n )\n \n \n (“Lithium Chile” or the “Company”)\n \n \n is\n \n \n pleased to announce excellent\nresults from preliminary metallurgical test work carried out to\ndetermine the best production processes for lithium extraction.\n \n \n \n \n Lithium Chile is assessing potential commercial\ndevelopment pathways for its Salta lithium brine project in Argentina,\nArizaro. All metallurgical test work referenced in this report were\ncompleted using brine collected (2000 liters) in August 2022 from the\nfirst production well ARGENTO-01, finished under the first phase\nprogram which has a reported average grade of 300 mg/l of lithium.\n \n \n \n \n Most of the metallurgical testing completed to date has\nfocused on selectively recovering lithium from brines using Direct\nLithium Extraction Technologies (“\n \n \n DLE\n \n \n ”), an\nalternative to the conventional evaporation process. DLE has the\npotential to shorten lithium extraction time and provide higher\nrecovery of lithium, addressing the critical supply constraints and\nsustainability requirements to meet the surge in lithium demand due to\nthe increased pace of adoption of electric vehicles and renewable\nenergy.\n \n \n \n \n •        A baseline evaporation investigation is\ncurrently underway at Norlab´s facility in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy\nunder the direction of Dr. Daniel Galli. The work aims to study\nsmall-volume samples for 2 paths: concentration to the point of loss\nof lithium in precipitated salts (as a constituent element of the\ncrystals); and methodology for obtaining concentrated brine with low\nimpurity content.\n \n \n \n \n •        Test work is underway for Direct Lithium\nExtraction (DLE) – a technology that can reduce production time,\nincrease recovery rates, eliminate large evaporation ponds, and reduce\nthe environmental footprint. Brine was delivered to Chengxin’s DLE\nf...