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Surge Battery Metals Announces the Appointment of Dr. Vijay Mehta, World Renowned Lithium Industry Expert as Director
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[{"type":"text","content":"Surge Battery Metals Announces the Appointment of Dr. Vijay Mehta, World Renowned Lithium Industry Expert as Director\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vancouver, BC - TheNewswire -\n \n \n July 13, 2023 -\n \n \n Surge Battery Metals Inc. (the “\n \n \n Company\n \n \n ” or\n“\n \n \n Surge\n \n \n ”)\n \n \n (TSXV:NILI\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n OTC:NILIF\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n FRA:DJ5C)\n \n \n is pleased to announce that Dr Vijay\nMehta has joined the Board of Directors of the Company effectively\nimmediately.\n \n \n Dr Vijay Mehta holds a BSc in\nChemistry and a Ph.D. in Flotation Technology.\n \n \n \n \n A world-renowned expert in lithium mining, extraction,\nand processing, Dr. Vijay Mehta brings to Surge Battery Metals five\ndecades of experience. He has consulted to all the “Who’s Who”\nin the global lithium mining industry. His services are sought-after\nfor his expertise in innovation in lithium brine processing, as well\nas the production at industrial scale of high-purity (battery grade)\nlithium end products. His skills include evaluating the technological\nand economic feasibility of lithium brine projects around the world,\nas well as cost competitive\n \n \n \n \n analysis comparisons. Among his\nmany scientific accomplishments, he holds more than 12 lithium-related\nUS patents, and has published over 50 technology reports and, as well\nas ten academic papers.\n \n \n \n \n Graham Harris, Chairman\n \n \n , commented, “We are delighted that Dr Mehta has taken the\ndecision to join the Board of Surge Battery Metals. Vijay has an\nextraordinary resume and is a recognized leader in the field when it\ncomes to understanding lithium metallurgy, processing, and\nproduction.\n \n \n I had the pleasure of working with\nVijay at Millennial Lithium where he was instrumental in our success,\nwhich resulted in the sale to Lithium Americas for $490M. Dr Mehta\nwill initially review the Company’s metallurgical test work on the\ndrill cuttings from the Phase 1 drilling and on core samples from all\nsubsequent drilling and bulk sampling campaigns. He will advance the\nuse of those findings for future process and plant design technical\nstudies for the Nevada Nor...