# American Lithium’s Falchani Pilot Plant Fully Commissioned and Operating Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-lithium-s-falchani-pilot-plant-fully-commissioned-and-operating--28c43546-9229-4261-beac-7e0f1157be88 Original source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/16/3363037/0/en/american-lithium-s-falchani-pilot-plant-fully-commissioned-and-operating.html Publisher: globenewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: American Lithium Corp. - Ticker: LI - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Peru - Primary commodity: Lithium - Secondary commodities: Cesium - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-16 12:39:02 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary American Lithium has successfully commissioned its Falchani Lithium Project pilot plant in Peru. Recent bench testing using pilot plant components achieved an 88.7% lithium recovery, surpassing the 80.0% recovery rate assumed in the project's February 2024 PEA. Reasoning: The commissioning of the pilot plant and the achievement of higher-than-expected lithium recoveries in bench tests using pilot equipment is a significant de-risking milestone for the Falchani project. - Positive factor: Pilot plant commissioning milestone achieved - Positive factor: Lithium recovery \(88.7%\) exceeds PEA assumption \(80.0%\) - Positive factor: Validation of flowsheet at scale - Positive factor: Low impurity mineralization supports simple flowsheet Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The pilot plant involves crystallizers, evaporators, and centrifugal separation, indicating a mill-based processing route. Evidence · text > crystallizers and evaporator **Recovery Improving** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery improved versus a like-for-like prior test program on the same domain and route. Why it applies: Recent laboratory bench test work achieved 88.7% recovery, which is an improvement over the 80.0% recovery utilized in the February 2024 PEA. Evidence · text > achieved average lithium extraction of 88.7% \(range: 88.0%–89.9%\), well above the 80.0% recovery utilized in the February 2024 PEA **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release includes a sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Mr. Ted O'Connor, P.Geo.\). Evidence · text > Qualified Person Mr. Ted O'Connor, P.Geo., a Director of American Lithium, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information **Theoretical Recovery Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only theoretical or liberation-derived recovery reported, with no actual test result. Why it applies: The disclosure includes a theoretical recovery figure, distinct from actual test results **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### semi-continuous process [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-lithium-s-falchani-pilot-plant-fully-commissioned-and-operating--28c43546-9229-4261-beac-7e0f1157be88#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Falchani Lithium Project · lithium #### Identity - Project: Falchani Lithium Project - Commodity: lithium - Region: peru - Reported Region: Peru - Ticker: LI #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: semi-continuous process - Processing Route: crystallizers and evaporator - Sample: laboratory bench test work run using pilot plant equipment in a semi-continuous process #### Recovery - Recovery: 88.7 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Lab - Laboratory: TECMMINE - Consultant: TECMMINE #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High recovery achieved in semi-continuous bench tests using pilot equipment. - Positive factor: Recovery exceeds PEA assumptions Evidence · text > achieved average lithium extraction of 88.7% \(range: 88.0%–89.9%\), well above the 80.0% recovery utilized in the February 2024 PEA #### Tags used in scoring **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 88.7% is at or above the exceptional band \(80%\) ### semi-continuous process [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-lithium-s-falchani-pilot-plant-fully-commissioned-and-operating--28c43546-9229-4261-beac-7e0f1157be88#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Falchani Lithium Project · lithium Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Falchani Lithium Project - Commodity: lithium - Region: peru - Reported Region: Peru - Ticker: LI #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: semi-continuous process - Sample: laboratory bench test work run using pilot plant equipment in a semi-continuous process #### Recovery - Recovery: 80 % - Recovery Basis: theoretical #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical recovery rate from the February 2024 PEA used for comparison. Evidence · text > 80.0% recovery utilized in the February 2024 PEA #### Tags used in scoring **Theoretical Recovery Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only theoretical or liberation-derived recovery reported, with no actual test result. Why it applies: recovery\_basis is theoretical **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 80% is at or above the exceptional band \(80%\) ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.