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ROK Resources Provides Lithium Update: Preliminary Economic Assessment, Successful DLE Pilot & Production of Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate
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[{"type":"text","content":"ROK Resources Provides Lithium Update: Preliminary Economic Assessment, Successful DLE Pilot & Production of Battery Grade Lithium CarbonateNOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE U.S. NEWSWIRE OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESREGINA, SK / ACCESSWIRE / December 5, 2023 / ROK Resources Inc. (\"ROK\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV:ROK)(TSXV:ROK.WT)(OTCQB:ROKRF) as a twenty-five (25%) percent shareholder and manager of operations of Hub City Lithium Corp. (\"Hub City Lithium\"), is pleased to report significant advancements and milestones in its lithium project: (i) successful results from a direct lithium extraction pilot project, (ii) successful production of pure battery grade lithium carbonate, (iii) expected timing of direct lithium extraction (\"DLE\") field pilot, (iv) increased acreage in core operating area, and (v) update on the delivery of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\").Direct Lithium Extraction: Pilot Test ResultsThe Company, through its ownership in Hub City Lithium, has successfully completed a large-scale pilot using the ILiAD DLE Platform developed by EnergySource Minerals (\"ESM\"), a privately held process technology company focusing on DLE in North America. The pilot, which processed 87,000 litres of brine from the Viewfield project area, successfully recovered 8,300 litres of concentrated eluent with an average lithium concentration of 1,430 mg/L (representing a 7.5x concentration from the feed brine provided). An average lithium recovery of >90% and an impurity rejection rate of 99.62% were also verified by ESM. Hub City Lithium plans to ship the highly concentrated eluent to a 3rd party for refinement into battery grade lithium carbonate.Production of Battery Grade Lithium CarbonateHub City Lithium has confirmed successful production of 99.95% pure battery grade lithium carbonate, Hub City Lithium's first brine-to-battery-grade lithium carbonate production.Saltworks Technologies Inc. (\"Saltworks\"), a global leader in designing and delivering industrial wastewater treatment and lithium refinement solutions, saw brine sourced from wells in Hub City Lithium's Viewfield project area refined into battery grade lithium carbonate. The Viewfield lithium-containing brine represents the highest concentrations of lithium discovered in Canada to date with minimal pretreatment requirements.After direct lithium e...