Global Energy Metals Reports on Strong Lithium Recovery Testing with GEO40 and Production of 99.9% Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate Product
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Global Energy Metals Corporation
- Ticker
- GEMC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 05:41:01 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Global Energy Metals reports successful lithium brine testing at the Peace River Lithium Project using Geo40's DLE technology. The pilot program achieved 97% lithium recoveries and produced a lithium carbonate sample with >99.9% purity.
Reasoning: The pilot test demonstrated high recovery and successful production of high-purity product, a key milestone for DLE technology at the Peace River project.
Positive factors
- High lithium recovery (97%)
- Successful production of >99.9% purity battery-grade lithium carbonate
- Significant concentration increase in eluate (13-fold)
Negative factors
- Third-party verification of battery-grade purity not yet completed
- Results based on internal ICP testing
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Lithium recovery averaged 97% during pilot testing.
Evidence · text
“overall lithium recoveries consistently averaging 97%”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The testing was conducted at a pilot site using 6,000 litres of brine, which is a step above bench but below commercial scale.
Evidence · text
“NeoLithica transported 6,000 litres of lithium-bearing oilfield brine”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("concentrate")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 3 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
pilot plantPeace River Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 97 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Peace River Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- canada_ab
- Reported Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Ticker
- GEMC
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Processing Route
- Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) with Geosieve sorbent
- Sample
- lithium-bearing oilfield brine from Peace River Project
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Geo40
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 97% recovery is a strong result for a pilot-scale DLE test.
Positive factors
- 97% recovery is strong for DLE
Evidence · text
“overall lithium recoveries consistently averaging 97%”
Tags used in scoring
Pilot Scale Completepositive
Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
Why it applies: test_type names pilot-scale work
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 97% is at or above the exceptional band (80%)
pilot plantPeace River Lithium Project · lithiumHead Grade: 749Head Grade Unit: mg/LView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Peace River Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- canada_ab
- Reported Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Ticker
- GEMC
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Sample
- lithium chloride eluate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 749
- Head Grade Unit
- mg/L
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The eluate concentration shows a significant 13-fold increase from the source brine.
Positive factors
- 13-fold increase in concentration
Evidence · text
“lithium chloride eluate averaging 749 mg/L lithium, a 13-fold increase in concentration”
Tags used in scoring
Pilot Scale Completepositive
Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
Why it applies: test_type names pilot-scale work
pilot plantPeace River Lithium Project · lithiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Peace River Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- canada_ab
- Reported Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Ticker
- GEMC
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Sample
- precipitated lithium carbonate sample
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 99.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The sample achieved >99.9% purity, meeting battery grade specs, though verification is pending.
Positive factors
- Meets battery grade specifications
Negative factors
- Internal results only, not third-party verified
Evidence · text
“the NeoLithica sample exhibited >99.9% purity meeting the main battery grade specifications”
Tags used in scoring
Pilot Scale Completepositive
Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
Why it applies: test_type names pilot-scale work
How Atlas produces this analysis
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