The SileachTM process - a processing breakthrough to revolutionize lithium productionThe SileachTM process - a processing breakthrough to revolutionize lithium production
HIGHLIGHTS
Universal leaching process for Li silicate ores
- Spodumene
- Micas
- Jadarite
- Clays
Low-energy, no roasting required
Low-cost
Low * temperature / atmospheric pressure
Rapid reaction times
Patent application lodged
BACKGROUND
Lithium Australia NL (ASX: LIT) has successfully developed a hydrometallurgical process, the SileachTMprocess, for the recovery of lithium from spodumene, currently the primary source of hard-rock lithium production The SileachTM process is readily adaptable to other silicate minerals also and has been developed to reduce the cost of producing lithium chemicals from materials that have traditionally been roasted, with very high energy costs, to recover the lithium.
Independent laboratory tests of the Sileach
TM process has achieved lithium extractions,from alpha spodumene, of up to 92% in 4 hours.