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Patriot Battery Metals Achieves 79% Recovery in Dense Media Separation Test Work on the CV5 Pegmatite, Corvette Property, Quebec
Highlights Preliminary Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) followed by magnetic separation on drill core from the CV5 Pegmatite produces marketable spodumene concent
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[{"type":"text","content":" Highlights Preliminary Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) followed by magnetic separation on drill core from the CV5 Pegmatite produces marketable spodumene concentrate at high lithium recovery 79% recovery to produce 5.8% Li2O spodumene concentrate with low Fe2O3 (0.60%) Results affirm previous Heavy Liquid Separation (“HLS”) tests and indicate a strong potential for a DMS driven flowsheet without the need of flotation An HLS screening program is nearing completion and will assess the liberation and recovery characteristics at different locations of the CV5 Pegmatite along strike and at depth VANCOUVER, British Columbia and SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Patriot”) (TSX-V: PMET) (ASX: PMT) (OTCQX: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) is pleased to announce the results of preliminary Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) testwork on drill core material collected from the CV5 spodumene pegmatite at the Corvette Property (the ‘Property’ or ‘Project’), located in the James Bay Region of Quebec. Figure 1: Spodumene concentrate (DMS + Non-Magnetic fractions) – 5.8% Li2O and 0.60% Fe2O3 at 79% recovery The metallurgical test program for the Project is being completed by SGS Canada Inc. at their facility in Lakefield, ON, and is focused on industry standard and cost-effective processing techniques applicable to spodumene pegmatite. The prior scoping Heavy Liquid Separation (“HLS”) test work indicates strong potential for DMS to be applicable to the process flowsheet for the CV5 Pegmatite (see news release dated August 4th, 2022) and therefore, a DMS operational run was subsequently completed (Figure 2). A total of approximately 143 kg of composited drill core, from drill holes CF21-001 and 002, was processed through a DMS and magnetic separation circuit, producing approximately 20 kg of marketable spodumene concentrate grading 5.8% Li2O at 79% recovery, and with a low iron content (0.60% Fe2O3) (Figure 1 and 2). Therefore, the DMS process run was highly successful and affirms the preliminary results from the HLS tests as first reported in news release dated August 4th, 2022. Mineral Process Consultant and Project Steering Group member, Brett Grosvenor, comments: “The results of this preliminary DMS testwork are impressive and more importantly they strongly support a simple DMS proc...