Galan Lithium Limited (ASX: GLN) ("Galan" or "the Company"), a prominent lithium mining company, is delighted to announce significant progress at its wholly-owned Hombre Muerto West (HMW) Project in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The pilot plant at HMW has successfully produced a premium quality, (6% Li) lithium chloride concentrate product, marking an important milestone for the project.
Galan’s Managing Director, Juan Pablo (JP) Vargas de la Vega, remarked, “This is a wonderful achievement and significant project milestone! To deliver a high-quality product from our HMW piloting activities is just reward to the Galan team. It has proven our process model and design theories were correct – it can be done. Congratulations to the whole project team who have ploughed on, despite the ravages of winter, to achieve this sensational result. Samples are now ready to be distributed to potential buyers of our lithium chloride product. As we gear up for Phase 1 construction, I am confident that Galan has put together one of the most experienced lithium brine teams in the business.”
The successful production of the lithium chloride concentrate validates the predictive lithium concentration model and process design for the HMW Project. Furthermore, the pilot plant has produced samples ready for distribution to potential off-take partners, paving the way for commercial partnerships.
Galan has also commenced the preparation and engineering design for a lithium carbonate pilot plant that will use the lithium chloride produced at HMW. Phase 1 preparation works are on track for delivering a lithium chloride production of 5.4ktpa LCE in 2025. Additionally, Galan has advanced Phase 1 full construction permit and Phase 2 DFS, both expected in Q3 2023.
The pilot plant will continue operations throughout 2023 and 2024, focusing on the next block of activities: engineering design of a demonstrative lithium carbonate pilot plant using the current lithium chloride concentrate feedstock, provision of samples for potential off-take partners, and testing of further downstream optionality.
The successful lithium chloride production at the HMW Project is a significant step towards Galan's commitment to advancing sustainable and innovative lithium extraction processes. The Company remains optimistic about the potential of the HMW Project and looks forward to reporting further progress in the future.
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Galan Lithium Limited (ASX:GLN) is an ASX-listed lithium exploration and development business. Galan’s flagship assets comprise two world-class lithium brine projects, HMW and Candelas, located on the Hombre Muerto salar in Argentina, within South America’s ‘lithium triangle’. Hombre Muerto is proven to host lithium brine deposition of the highest grade and lowest impurity levels within Argentina. It is home to the established El Fenix lithium operation (Livent Corporation) and the Sal de Vida (Allkem) and Sal de Oro (POSCO) lithium projects. Galan is also exploring at Greenbushes South in Western Australia, approximately 3km south of the Tier 1 Greenbushes Lithium Mine.
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Jane Morgan
jm@janemorganmanagement.com.au