Only lithium processing plant in Europe ?26 Aug 2022 10:29
Alkemy Capital are strong partners in Tees Valley Lithium, THE only processing plant for lithium from mica with impurities 0.4-0.7% ppm ( Cornish & British Lithium in the main but some possibility of spodumene rock with impurities in the uk BUT minimal ) to the BRINE more condenced lithium higher grade powder/crystal to a "possible supply" of 10mm chunks of high grade feedstock ( 1.2% ppm ) and not industry basics of 6mm coarse feedstock.
This 10mm larger coarse grain HIGH GRADE supply does NOT need floatation = much much reduced crushing, no extra acids in extra floatation processing so = cheaper than 90% of global supply at top end industry standard 6%.
This plant is looking at opening in Q4 next year , 13-15 months approx, so for mining a very close to production project? As someone says CL looking at 2026 production ? Imho 2025 will be hit and if they decide to go for BRINES imho it could become late 2024 with all the uk energy issues.
The big question is being hawked around and rightly so .... "Who has the supply for the plant opening in Q4 2023 ? Its very soon !
https://www.miningreview.com/battery-metals/atlantic-lithium-west-africas-first-lithium-production-on-the-horizon/
US & UK & EU supply incoming ??? Sooner than you thought ? Check out the optics on their project and NO plans to build any plant , teehee.
Question ? Why would you mine high grade lithium within 18 months and have no processing plant ?
Atlantic are working with Piedmont who are to build a processing plant in N Carolina BUT not open until 2024/25 ?
Piedmont have SAYONA - I do hold shares in Sayona - they bought the old NAL processing plant in Canada which becomes THE FIRST N AMERICA LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANT in decades !!! Q1 2023 so within 6-7 months. Was previously producing large tonnage in 2017 until lithium was not cost effective. IE at the time the EV & energy storage sector was not even a thing really.
Atlantic may send 50% , as per current contract to the US.
50% is still free to buy.
They clearly state the Atlantic will ALSO SUPPLY EUROPEAN LITHIUM SUPPLY DEMAND by Q4 2023.
Hmmm isnt that the same date ALK & Tees Valley Lithium plant opens ???? TEEHEE.
So another question...who has capability other than Sayona and China in the main? Even Australia is NOT processing lithium. Australia has NO plant to do this, bits all shipped out !
Oh.... I note ALK are to build a lithium processing plant in Port Hedland to process raw feedstock to shipable lithium feedstock.... Coinsidence ?
Who knows, but my word those dates cannot be match anywhere else in the world ?
TVL CEO ex Piedmont / Atlantic .... ?
Map on Atlantic Lithium presentation. Shipping line to US oooh and directly towards ( just have a look teehee ) to a point somewhere in Europe ...?
NO FLOTATION NEEDED by whoever processes this pure, high grade SPODUMENE quality raw feedstock !
Simply looks like a why would you not use that facility ? Atlantic Lit