该公司 9 月 11 日表示，总部位于加拿大的E3 Lithium已获得其 Clearwater 项目示范设施第二阶段的监管部门批准。

该工厂位于阿尔伯塔省，旨在利用直接锂提取（DLE）从盐水中生产电池级碳酸锂。

E3 Lithium首席执行官Chris Doornbos表示：“我们很高兴看到示范设施二期项目获得批准，包括最近批准的065号指令，并期待启动钻探项目，开启下一阶段的技术示范。” 065号指令是该项目的矿产方案，包括采出液的地下注入。

第二阶段包括钻探一对生产井和注入井，以确认莱杜克含水层的流量和储层特征。E3在新闻稿中表示，这些井将与第一阶段投入使用的现有30柱式DLE系统和净化装置连接，从而打造一个完全集成的盐水到电池级碳酸锂工艺系统。

该公司表示，计划在第一阶段调试完成后于 10 月初至 10 月中旬开始钻探计划。

Canada-based E3 Lithium has received regulatory approval for the second phase of its Clearwater project demonstration facility, the company said Sept. 11.

Located in Alberta, the facility aims to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from brine using direct lithium extraction (DLE).

“We are thrilled to see the permits granted for Phase 2 of our Demonstration Facility, including the recently approved Directive 065, and look forward to launching the drill program to kick off the next phase of technology demonstration,” E3 Lithium CEO Chris Doornbos said. Directive 065 is the project’s mineral scheme, including subsurface injection of produced fluids.

Phase 2 involves drilling a production and injection well pair to confirm Leduc Aquifer flow rates and reservoir characteristics. The wells will be tied into the existing 30-column DLE system and purification units that were commissioned during Phase 1, creating a fully integrated brine-to-battery-grade lithium carbonate process system, E3 said in a news release.

The company said it plans to begin the drill program in early- to mid-October after Phase 1 commissioning is complete.