Metso launches optimized pCAM plant

Metso has released the pCAM plant – an intelligent Planet Positive-certified solution for the manufacturing of precursor cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries. “The growing use of high-performance lithium-ion batteries with enhanced energy density, fast charging capabilities and improved safety features is driving the demand for high-quality and sustainable precursor materials,” said Mikko Rantaharju, vice president, Hydrometallurgy at Metso. “As…

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Lithium is having a day

As mining news headlines go, just as in life, you should always look for the positive. Markets will wane, production numbers will drop, but a higher tide is always around the bend in this uber-cyclical industry. Right now, amid an issue that highlights critical minerals, there is a trend of encouraging news for lithium projects. In early April, Surge Battery…

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Avalon, Metso ink MoU to advance lithium facility project

Metso and Avalon Advanced Materials are now in a strategic partnership established to further the development of a battery-grade lithium hydroxide production facility in Ontario, Canada. Under the terms of the non-binding memorandum of understanding, Avalon will be able to license Metso’s technology and solutions to produce lithium hydroxide cathode materials to serve the EV market. Metso will be permitted…

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Standard Lithium one step closer to DLE patents

Standard Lithium said the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Notices of Allowance for two of three pending U.S. patent applications for elements of its innovative Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) processes. The Canadian-based technology and lithium development company anticipates the issue of the formal registration of the “Process for Recovering Lithium from Brines” patents (serial no.16/410,523 and…

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Clayton Valley pilot plant ready

Lithium exploration company Cypress Development has completed the assembly of its pilot plant for the Clayton Valley lithium project in Nevada. The plant, which is located about 100 miles south of the project, first began construction in March 2021. Assembly and operational testing are complete and beginning next week crews will begin to test extraction of lithium from sample materials.…

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