LPD (ASX) Ann: L-Max Pilot Plant Development Commenced

Originally posted by Sharpey: ↑

It's a pilot plant to demonstrate that P1 will work. P1 will be fed from Alvarroes in Portugal, so it makes sense to use that for feed as well.

The second deposit is very interesting. That wouldn't be Mt Cattlin, Youanmi or Separation Rapids, as Mt Cattlin and Separation Rapids already have had amenability testwork, and Youanmi isn't covered by confidentiality. LPD is drilling and earning in there, so of course they're going to announce testwork results.

Very curious that another deposit is being fed into the plant. Alvarroes and Mt Cattlin were the most logical choices, as they seemed the most likely to feed P1. The team must be feeling very confident in this new deposit working out to run it through the pilot plant.

I mean, the pilot plant is there to demonstrate to potential investors, and you don't want to take risks with that, as I said above.

So they must be confident to be putting it through the the pilot plant.

And then, the more I think about it, I wonder why they would want to?

Is this a viable feed source for P1? It was said to be underpinning a scoping study for P2, nothing was mentioned about P1.

Is there possibly another strategic investor who wants to see their feed source go through the pilot plant before they put money down?

Very curious.

Cheers

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hi Sharpey, the announcement says it is a 15kg per hour plant so does that mean it produces 15kg of lithium Carbonite every hour or it takes 15kg of ore to process?

if it is producing 15kg, that's 360kg/day and 131,400kg a year or 131 tons. If we take the low market price for 2018 it was $15k a ton so this little plant is making just under $2 mil a year.

not bad and as a mini-plant it serves it's main purpose, which is to show off the tech....if my calculations are correct.

Originally posted by maxi1981: ↑

https://www.australianmining.com.au...nt-of-l-max-pilot-plant-in-western-australia/

Lepidico starts development of L-Max pilot plant

October 15, 2018 News Vanessa Zhou

Lepidico has commenced development work for the L-Max pilot plant in Perth in Western Australia, with metallurgical consultancy Strategic Metallurgy at its helm.

Commercial premises for the plant have been secured, and a construction manager has commenced work.
The L-Max technology extracts battery-grade lithium chemicals and other valuable byproducts such as sodium silicate and sulphate of potash from unconventional sources, including previously ignored mica.

This process was previously considered too costly and complicated to pursue at a commercial scale.
The 15kg-per-hour research and development (R&D) facility is expected to commence commissioning in April 2019, with first production scheduled for the following month. The plant commissioning will coincide with the completion of the Phase One plant feasibility study, allowing Lepidico to secure offtake partners and conduct comprehensive due diligence.

The Phase One L-Max plant is designed to produce 2,000 to 4,000 tonnes per year (t/y) of battery grade lithium carbonate, representative of a smaller equipment used in the Phase Two plant.
The L-Max plant requires an estimated capital cost of $3 million, with $1.5 million of additional operational cost.

L-Max flowsheet. Source: Lepidico

The pilot plant will receive concentrate feed that is sourced from Lepidico’s Alvarrões Lepidolite mine in Portugal and one other deposit, which has been assessed for its leach amenability. This deposit has shown favourable results and is undergoing further test work.

The plant will also provide material for further product development by the L-Max technology, particularly for amorphous silica, SOP fertiliser, caesium brine and the evaluation of plant residue as an environmental remediation product.

Nine equipment packages that make up the pilot plant’s major mechanical equipment will also arrive by the end of October, selected for their suitability to the Phase One plant.

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2000 to 4000 tons... That's 30-60 million a year

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