If only there was a company who can leach over 99.9% of the #lithium from these sediments in less than 20 min without the use of sulphuric acid and concentrate the lithium bearing PLS to only 4% of the initial feedstock. @StGeorgesPlat#extraction / @IconicICM#Nevada
This patent pending propriertary leaching process of @StGeorgesPlat works at ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure & with different source material. pilot plant agreement allows for operations to start as soon as current test work is completed. bit.ly/399mYy1
Quote from @Steeltown12345 in the Jul 19 NR Independent Review of Phase One Lithium in Clay... bit.ly/3eJi2kD "the only improvement possible at this stage is to reduce processing time and the size of the feedstock with improved concentration. Seems both was achieved
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patent pending method of mineral recovery using a mixture of nitric and citric acid. leaching of #li from spodumene, slims, clay etc. without pressure, sonification or high temperatures.
@StGeorgesPlat#ecomining#greentech /
recently contracted a newly-built pilot plant facility owned and operated by CIMMS (cimms.ca) to further tweak the #li recovery process and the demonstration of commerical scalability.
Locations of the previous drill holes in white (BC1601, BC1602, BC1701, BC1801) and locations of current drill program in red (BC2001C, BC2002C, BC2003, BC2004, BC2005) @IconicICM#exploration#nevada#lithium#bonnieclaire
@IconicICM could become a low-cost & green #Lithium producer with @StGeorgesPlat "Lithium-In-Clay" extraction technology. Sediment-hosted #Li projects are an emerging source of hydroxide (LiOH) and carbonate (Li2CO3) for (but not limited) the underdeveloped US Market.
The phase 1 confidential report is currently being independently reviewed and a final public summary should be disseminated by mid May. A Phase 2 progess update from @Steeltown12345 is also expected within the next couple days according to a statement from @maikan5
"Iconic’s material from Bonnie Claire has been further concentrated. Air Classification trials are on-going to tweak the process. Results will be integrated in the final report this month on the concentration portion of the process." 1/2
@Villithor12@StGeorgesPlat@IconicICM Have you performed a PSD (particles-size distribution) analysis? I am curious what the actual % of sand/silt/clay within the Bonnie Claire sediments is. Separation of all particles under 5 microns is quite impressive! 1/2
@Villithor12@StGeorgesPlat@IconicICM In practical terms, this means that - at least for now - we are not talking about an in-situ extraction anymore but some kind of open pit mining. Wrt byproducts pls let us know the actual K & B concentrations in the next PR. 2/2
@Villithor12@StGeorgesPlat@IconicICM Being able to avoid processing potentially more than 80% of the clay/material should have huge implications wrt to CAPEX, OPEX as well as waste handling/treatment.
NI 43-101 RE highlights:
- 5.370 mio t LCE (Inferred) at 400 ppm cut-off grade
- average grade of the current resource is 963 ppm Li
- resource is open in all directions
- an additional 10 drill holes are needed to move the resource to Indicated or higher category
"Additional drilling to expand and further define the resource is currently in the planning stage."
I need to update my overview now that the shallow drill hole BC1701 is part of the RE on the Bonnie Claire sediments. (BC1701 is located in the vicinity of P3/P4.)
"Bulk sample metallurgy is currently being conducted by St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp of Montreal and results are expected shortly."
#IcelandResources has direct and indirect control of all issued and pending mineral licenses in Iceland. Wondering if more licences have been granted by now? Surface sampling of the geothermal clays in #Reykjanes took place in Dec. Work program 18 on the horizon @Villithor12?
#IcelandResources
The 3 priority projects are:
Reykjanes Project (EL 01) (Au-Ag-Cu-Zn)
The Thormodsdalur Project (EL-14) (Au-Ag-Cu)
The Vopnafjordur Project (EL-05) (Au-Ag-Te) (Bi-Co-Sb-Se-Zn)
(a little bit) more information on icelandresources.is
#IcelandResoruces St-Georges’ flagship property is the Thormodsdalur deposit. "is prepared to accept offers of a partnership once the resource at Thor are proved up to 43-101 standards and currently has an NDA in place with majors and second-tier miners for DD purposes."