Cobre Montana Finishes Continuous 10-day Test Run of Mini-plant

Cobre Montana NL (ASX:CXB) announced that it successfully produced lithium carbonate from lithium-based mica concentrates over a continuous period of 10 days. The mica used came from the Western Australia-based Lepidolite Hill deposit.
According to the press release, highlights include:

• Lepidolite Hill lithium mica concentrates processing complete
• Cobre takes the next significant step in the commercialization of disruptive lithium chemical production
• Next step is for lithium carbonate to be sent for commercial evaluation
• Mini-plant test runs smoothly and “did not skip a beat” in 10 days and produces excellent design data for scale-up
• Mini-plant produced lithium carbonate at 99.5% purity which can now be sent for commercial evaluation
• The next test to be used for Cinovec bulk samples

The press release also states:

Continuous testing is a significant step in the development of disruptive lithium production technology based on recovery of lithium chemicals from micas, the most abundant lithium minerals. The process needs to be extended beyond continuous testing and into commercial product evaluation to complete the commercialization cycle. Using a custom designed mini-processing plant … and under the supervision of Perth based Strategic Metallurgy Pty Ltd, and lithium carbonate of at least 99.5% purity was produced.

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