Post by pling on Nov 8, 2015 16:25:05 GMT
Aiming to be the First Lithium Producer in Europe
(Keliber presentation 20.05.2015)
Permits in place to start Lithium Carbonate production from Länttä:
"The Company has all permits in place to start 6000 tons annual production of lithium carbonate from Länttä deposit and in Kalavesi central production plant. Keliber’s current mineral resource base is 6,2 Mt and open pit resource 5,4 Mt is sufficient for 15 years production."
"The Company’s target is to produce high purity, 99.99 %, lithium carbonate. The potential by-products are columbite (Nb, Ta), analcime , quartz-feldspar and mica."
Company is finalizing process optimization work:
- Benefication tests show possibility of 88 % recovery at 4,5 Li2O content by using dense media separation and flotation
- Outotec Oy is conducting hydrometallurgical test work and producing test and marketing samples of high purity lithium carbonate
- Process R&D tests is expected to be completed in end of May 2015 and reports from the R&D work ready in end of June 2015
- Pre feasibility study expected to be ready late 2015
(Keliber presentation 20.05.2015)
Permits in place to start Lithium Carbonate production from Länttä:
"The Company has all permits in place to start 6000 tons annual production of lithium carbonate from Länttä deposit and in Kalavesi central production plant. Keliber’s current mineral resource base is 6,2 Mt and open pit resource 5,4 Mt is sufficient for 15 years production."
"The Company’s target is to produce high purity, 99.99 %, lithium carbonate. The potential by-products are columbite (Nb, Ta), analcime , quartz-feldspar and mica."
Company is finalizing process optimization work:
- Benefication tests show possibility of 88 % recovery at 4,5 Li2O content by using dense media separation and flotation
- Outotec Oy is conducting hydrometallurgical test work and producing test and marketing samples of high purity lithium carbonate
- Process R&D tests is expected to be completed in end of May 2015 and reports from the R&D work ready in end of June 2015
- Pre feasibility study expected to be ready late 2015