LITHOS: cost-effective processing and refining of lithium into lithium hydroxide from strategic European multi-mineral lithium hard-rock projects

LITHOS Press release!

VTT (LITHOS Coordinator) has published a press release on their development of “more efficient lithium recovery – driven by EU’s goal of increasing self-sufficiency in mining operations”.

We are facing the choice either to continue the de-industrialisation of Europe and import critical raw materials or initiate sustainable European mining and refining with projects like LITHOS, which aims to effective and sustainable material-flow management to ensure competitive processes” says VTT’s Päivi Kinnunen.

Participation in the LITHOS project supports the goal of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project to develop sustainable production of lithium. It aims to increase the efficiency of lithium recovery, which is one of the research areas of the project. If it becomes viable to use spodumene with a lower cut-off grade for lithium, it increases the mineral reserves. Working with a consortium enables VTT to have a multi-faceted approach” says Hannu Hautala, Senior Vice President of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber operation.

Read more:

  • In English:
    • https://yle.fi/a/74-20114133
    • https://sweetcrudereports.com/vtt-develops-more-efficient-lithium-recovery/
    • https://www.miningsee.eu/europes-quest-for-lithium-building-a-sustainable-future-for-electric-vehicles/
  • In Finnish:
    • https://yle.fi/a/74-20112674
    • https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/7868259
    • https://www.kemiamedia.fi/vtt-kehittaa-litiumin-tehokkaampaa-talteenottoa-taustalla-eun-kaivannaistoiminnan-omavaraisuustavoite/
    • https://uusiouutiset.fi/vtt-kehittaa-litiumin-tehokkaampaa-talteenottoa-taustalla-eun-kaivannaistoiminnan-omavaraisuustavoite/
    • https://kemia-lehti.fi/tehot-irti-euroopan-litiumvarannoista-lithos-hanke-etenee/
  • In Swedish:
    • https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10064471

 

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