Mintak retiring, Park taking over at Standard Lithium

September 1 will be a day of transition for the executive cabinet at Canadian miner Standard Lithium: it is the effective date of the retirement of CEO Robert Mintak and the start date for his replacement, David Park. In a transition that it said aligns with the company’s growth strategy and next steps in value creation, Standard confirmed Mintak will…

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Equinor obtains stake in lithium projects

International energy company Equinor said it has entered an agreement with Standard Lithium to acquire a 45% stake in lithium projects located in southwest Arkansas and east Texas, reported Reuters. Equinor will initially compensate Standard Lithium $30 million and cover project expenses up to $33 million. Potential future milestones could see the company pay an additional $70 million in aggregate…

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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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