CALGARY, Alberta, August 08, 2024–. (TSXV:ETL) (FSE:OW3) (OTCQX:EEMMF), “E3 Lithium” or the “Company,” a leading Canadian lithium company, has announced plans to construct a fully integrated Lithium Brine Demonstration Facility (the “Demo Project”). The Demo Project aims to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from brines located within the Leduc reservoir in Alberta. This project represents a significant step in the Company’s strategic plan to develop a commercial lithium facility, solidifying western Canada as a major lithium resource jurisdiction.
The Demo Project builds upon the successful Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) pilot program conducted in 2023. The Company operated and assessed multiple technologies, demonstrating the technical viability of DLE technology, including its proprietary DLE process. The 2023 pilot provided crucial data utilized in the recently released Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), confirming the economic feasibility of lithium projects in Alberta.
The Demo Project will operate a fully integrated process, scaling up the DLE system and incorporating purification, concentration, and chemical conversion stages to continuously process brine into battery-grade lithium carbonate. Hydroxide development will be conducted offsite. The primary objectives of the Demo Project are to unify the essential components onsite into a fully integrated process, replicating a commercial system at a reduced scale. This will provide real-time data while the Company continues to design a commercial system through advanced engineering and will also supply samples for commercial discussions with potential strategic partners. The Demo Project will enable the Company to continuously optimize and de-risk each stage of the flowsheet as it progresses towards completing its feasibility study.
This facility will be unique in Canada and will act as an economic driver for Alberta’s battery supply chain. The Company will release further details on the Demo Project in the coming months as it finalizes the design and operational aspects.
“We are thrilled to take this next step towards demonstrating the production of battery quality lithium carbonate from our Leduc Brine,” said Chris Doornbos, President and CEO of E3 Lithium. “E3 Lithium aims to be a direct supplier of products to the battery industry. The Demo Project is an important step towards progressing the Clearwater Project, providing samples to potential strategic partners and an overall advancement for lithium assets on a commercial scale in Alberta.”
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Doornbos, President & CEO
E3 Lithium Ltd.
About E3 Lithium
E3 Lithium is a development company with a total of 16.0 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) Measured and Indicated and 0.9 million tonnes LCE Inferred mineral resources1 in Alberta. As outlined in E3’s Preliminary Economic Assessment, the Clearwater Lithium Project has an NPV8% of USD 1.1 Billion with a 32% IRR pre-tax and USD 820 Million with a 27% IRR after-tax1. E3 Lithium’s goal is to produce high purity, battery grade lithium products to power the growing electrical revolution. With a significant lithium resource and innovative technology solutions, E3 Lithium has the potential to deliver lithium to market from one of the best jurisdictions in the world.
1: The Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Clearwater Lithium Project NI 43-101 technical report is amended Sept 17, 2021. Gordon MacMillan, P.Geol, QP, Fluid Domains Inc. and Grahame Binks, MAusIMM, QP (Metallurgy), formerly of Sedgman Canada Limited (Report Date: June 15, 2018, Effective Date: June 4, 2018, Amended Date: September 17, 2021). The mineral resource NI 43-101 Technical Report for the North Rocky Property, effective October 27, 2017, identified 0.9Mt LCE (inferred). The mineral resource NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Bashaw District Project, effective March 21, 2023, identified 16.0Mt LCE (measured & indicated). All reports are available on the E3 Lithium’s website (e3lithium.ca/technical-reports) and SEDAR+ ().
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
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