{"id":44415,"date":"2024-02-27T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=44415"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:28:57","slug":"5e-advanced-materials-nears-boric-acid-and-lithium-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/5e-advanced-materials-nears-boric-acid-and-lithium-production\/44415\/","title":{"rendered":"5E Advanced Materials nears milestone in commercial boric acid and lithium production"},"content":{"rendered":"
A prominent player in the boron<\/a> and lithium sector and holder of US government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, 5E Advanced Materials has recently provided an update on its mining operations and related endeavours, making significant strides towards achieving initial production.<\/p>\n Susan Brennan, Chief Executive Officer of 5E Advanced Materials, emphasised the significance of the Company’s recent progress: “This is an exciting time for all stakeholders of the Company as we finalise a number of initiatives that will see us commence initial production next quarter.<\/p>\n “Our operations team is working diligently to transition our facility to operational status, and we are concurrently ramping up our commercial and marketing activities in order to leverage the value of our boron and lithium with potential customers.<\/p>\n “I cannot emphasise enough the importance 5E will represent in the US in the coming months as a new and secure producer of critical materials needed for clean energy economies<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Following the initiation of mining operations last month at the 5E Boron Americas Complex, the Company has successfully extracted boric acid and lithium from all four production wells.<\/p>\n Operational parameters such as initial head grade and recovery rates are meeting expectations, with continuous optimisation efforts underway to attain the desired operational efficiency.<\/p>\n The extracted solution has undergone laboratory crystallisation to yield boric acid, with further quality validation currently in progress through independent analysis.<\/p>\nAdvancements in boric acid and lithium extraction<\/h3>\n