ABOUT PRAIRIE LITHIUM PROJECT
100% Owned Flagship Operation
The Prairie Lithium project is located in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada and is comprised of over 345,000 acres of subsurface permits.
Project Highlights
- 4.6 MT LCE Total Indicated Resource
- Readily accessible infrastructure
- Efficient Regulatory systems built on years of local mining and oil and gas operations
The only Lithium Brine Project in Canada fully permitted to establish Production
- Prairie Lithium has received approval from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources for Phase 1 production at Pad #1.
- This represents the first lithium brine project in Saskatchewan to reach this milestone, and one of the first lithium brine projects in North America to be approved for initial production.
- Phase 1 will see the Prairie Lithium Project go into production at Pad #1 using a commercial-scale DLE unit capable of producing 150 TPA LCE.
- De-risking with a commercial-scale proof of concept allows production to be increased by rapid replication of the process at additional pad locations.
Surface Pad Construction
Production Flow Sheet
- The Prairie Lithium Project utilizes conventional oil and gas drilling and completion methods to access lithium rich brine from aquifers about 2.0 km underground.
- Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology is used to separate the lithium from the brine.
- The remaining lithium-depleted brine will be disposed of back underground into a different aquifer.
- The extracted lithium concentrate is then converted to an upgraded high-purity material.
FUTURE PRODUCTION
Pad by Pad Development
A Production Pad is composed of Production Wells, Disposal Wells and a Facility
DESIGNED TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND OF LITHIUM
Direct Lithium Extraction
Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) represents a significant advancement in lithium recovery and production by selectively extracting lithium ions directly from lithium-rich brines.
Using DLE to extract lithium from brines can significantly improve the overall environmental impact of lithium extraction.
One of the key advantages of DLE is that it can be used on resources with much lower lithium concentrations than traditional mining methods would allow. Current methods of lithium mining, such as hard rock mining and evaporation ponds, are only economical on the highest concentration resources. With the ever-increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries, it’s only a matter of time before these traditional methods are unable to meet the growing demand.
STOCKHEAD INTERVIEW
Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Explained
What makes Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly compared to traditional methods and how will it shape the future of global lithium production.
Paul Lloyd
Managing Director
Barnaby Egerton Warburton
Non-Executive Chairman
Project Roadmap & Development Milestones
Advancing the Prairie Lithium Project
