About Lithium
Production from Continental Brines Essentially brines are dissolved salts. Economic grades of lithium lie within these sub-surface brines. Initially, grades for lithium contained within a brine type deposits range from 200 parts per million ("ppm") to as high as 2,200 ppm. The brine solution from producing wells is pumped into a series of solar evaporation ponds. Concentration ensues from the natural evaporation of the brine solution. The solution is trucked and then treated in the final stages of refining and production of lithium carbonate. Estimated Production Cost per Tonne Li2CO3 from Brine
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