CENTURY LITHIUM PRODUCES LITHIUM HYDROXIDE AT DEMONSTRATION PLANT IN NEVADA
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Century Lithium Corp.
- Ticker
- LCE
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-18 07:08:27 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Century Lithium has successfully produced its first samples of high-purity (+99.5%) lithium hydroxide at its demonstration plant in Nevada. The production utilized the company's patent-pending alkaline leach and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) process on lithium carbonate derived from the Angel Island project.
Reasoning: The company successfully demonstrated the ability to produce high-purity (+99.5%) lithium hydroxide from its claystone deposit at a demonstration plant, a key technical milestone for product diversification.
Positive factors
- Successful first production of high-purity lithium hydroxide
- Demonstration of product flexibility (carbonate and hydroxide)
- Use of patent-pending DLE and alkaline leach process
- QP sign-off on technical information
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The lithium hydroxide was produced using a batch process involving alkaline leach and DLE at a demonstration plant.
Evidence · text
“treated at the Demonstration Plant using Century Lithium's patent-pending alkaline leach and Direct Lithium Extraction ("DLE") process.”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
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 (Todd Fayram, MMSA-QP).
Evidence · text
“Qualified Person Todd Fayram, MMSA-QP and Senior Vice President, Metallurgy of Century Lithium is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the technical information in this release.”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
batch processAngel Island · lithiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Angel Island
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- LCE
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- batch process
- Processing Route
- alkaline leach and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) followed by conventional liming conversion with calcium hydroxide
- Sample
- lithium hydroxide samples produced from lithium carbonate derived from Angel Island's lithium claystone deposit
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 99.5
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Successful demonstration of high-purity product output from the proprietary process.
Positive factors
- High purity level achieved (+99.5%)
Evidence · text
“producing high-purity, +99.5% lithium hydroxide.”
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.