12 January 2018
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PATENT PROCEDURE CONFIRMS THE SILEACH® PROCESS OF LITHIUM AUSTRALIA NL
(ASX: LIT) AS NOVEL AND INVENTIVE, WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
As International Preliminary Examining Authority, The Australian Patent Office has deemed Lithium Australia's SiLeach® technology – a process for extracting and recovering lithium values from lithium bearing materials – both novel and inventive and says it meets the requirements for Industrial Applicability. In so doing, it has
confirmed that the SiLeach® process is patentable, paving the way for the grant of corresponding patents for the SiLeach® process around the world.
SiLeach®, an exclusive technology that can process all lithium silicates into battery-grade materials without the need for ‘roasting’.
Vast cost savings
Might be worthwhile having a look at
www.australian-lithium.com and of course
ASX: LIT