The Advantages of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE)

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Direct lithium extraction technology offers a compelling solution to the environmental issues currently facing traditional lithium producers. Amongst DLEs many advantages are:

• a quick extraction process that occurs in minutes, unlike evaporation ponds or salars that take a year or more to concentrate the lithium

• a much smaller environmental footprint with minimal land disturbance unlike evaporative ponds or hard rock open pit mines and their requisite waste dumps to manage tailings

• minimal use of fresh water in processing, and all of the lithium devoid brine after extraction is re-injected back into the same formation

• less energy intensity as compared to hard rock mines that require heavy equipment, rock crushers and strong acids to leach the lithium from the ore