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Power Metals' Joint-Venture Partner MGX Minerals Announces Engagement of Dr. James Blencoe to Develop Lithium Extraction Method from Spodumene; Case Lake Lithium Project Drill Core to be Tested
Power Metals' Joint-Venture Partner MGX Minerals Announces Engagement of Dr. James Blencoe...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nPower Metals' Joint-Venture Partner MGX Minerals Announces Engagement of Dr. James Blencoe to Develop Lithium Extraction Method from Spodumene; Case Lake Lithium Project Drill Core to be Tested\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, March 8, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, March 8, 2018 /CNW/ - Power Metals Corp. (\"Power Metals Corp.\" or the \"Company\") (TSX VENTURE:PWM)(FRANKFURT:OAA1)(OTC:PWRMF) is pleased to announce that 20% working interest partner MGX Minerals Inc. (CSE:XMG) has executed a Letter of Intent (the \"LOI\") with Orion Laboratories (\"Orion\") of Rockford, Tennessee and Light Metals International Inc. (\"LMI\") to jointly develop and commercialize a new method of extraction of lithium compounds from spodumene (hard rock) material or concentrate.\n\n\n \n \n\n \nLMI has developed a patent-pending method to rapidly manufacture lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) and/or lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from a variety of spodumene-rich (LiAlSi2O6) concentrates. The technology is modular and highly scalable, thereby enabling a small \"factory footprint,\" and holds the potential to decrease overall hard-rock lithium production costs. Unique features of the technology include:\n\n\nOnly three feedstock materials are required: (i) a spodumene concentrate, to produce high-purity Li2CO3 and/or high-purity LiOH; (ii) high-purity CO2, which is consumed in forming Li2CO3; and (iii) high-purity H2O, which is consumed in forming LiOH.\nCreates three potentially saleable high-purity products: Li2CO3 and/or LiOH, aluminum hydroxide, Al(OH)3, and amorphous silica, SiO2.\nEliminates use of conventional sulfuric acid leaching \nModular capabilities allow for scalable and remote deployment\n\nOrion and LMI are led by Dr. James G. Blencoe. Mr. Blencoe has more than 40 years of experience designing, constructing, operating and maintaining specialized equipment for advanced chemical production. He is considered a foremost expert on thermophysical properties and phase relations of solids, liquids and gases. Mr. Blencoe has developed numerous t...