HIGHLIGHTS
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Successful locked-cycle test ("LCT") results further support the Cinovec project's credentials to initially produce battery-grade lithium carbonate.
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European Metals has demonstrated that Cinovec battery grade lithium carbonate can be easily converted into lithium hydroxide monohydrate with a commonly utilised liming plant process.
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Six LCTs were planned but testwork was stopped after four cycles as the main process stream compositions had successfully stabilised.
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Battery grade lithium carbonate was produced in every LCT with lithium recoveries of up to 92.0% achieved in the four LCTs performed.
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The LCTs tested zinnwaldite concentrate from the southern part of Cinovec, representative of the first five years of mining.