CENTURY LITHIUM PILOT PLANT REPORTS 99.5% LITHIUM CARBONATE

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Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) has reported the production of battery grade lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) at its Pilot Plant in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The second batch of lithium carbonate achieved a purity of 99.5%, which is considered battery grade. This marks a significant accomplishment for the company's Pilot Plant team.

The company processed two 40-liter lots of concentrated lithium solution, producing 4 kilograms of lithium carbonate from each lot. After addressing a mechanical issue, the purity improved to 99.5%, with reduced impurities of sodium and calcium. Century Lithium continues to focus on design and engineering to support reduced capital requirements in the overall process.

Positive

• Achieved 99.5% purity in lithium carbonate production, meeting battery grade standards
• Successfully produced 4 kilograms of lithium carbonate from each 40-liter lot
• Reduced impurities of sodium and calcium in the lithium carbonate samples
• Pilot Plant now capable of producing lithium carbonate samples for testing by potential partners and end-users
• Ongoing focus on design and engineering to reduce capital requirements in the overall process

Negative

• None.

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (Century Lithium or the Company) is pleased to report on the making of battery grade lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃) at the Company's Lithium Extraction Facility (Pilot Plant) in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, USA a part of the Company's wholly owned Angel Island project in Nevada. The assays from the second batch of lithium carbonate made at the Pilot Plant indicate a purity of 99.5%, which is considered battery grade.

"These results mark yet another accomplishment by our Pilot Plant team" said President and CEO Bill Willoughby. "Until recently, we have focused on producing a concentrated lithium chloride solution, a representative portion of which we shipped offsite for conversion. We chose to focus on lithium carbonate as the end-product for our project, as it is a natural fit given the approach we developed for processing. With the ability to generate lithium carbonate samples onsite, the Pilot Plant is a more complete representation of the processes involved in a full-scale operation, and we can now supply lithium carbonate samples for testing by prospective partners and end-users."

Following the procedures used in the first batch of testing, (see September 3, 2024, news release), batch 2 treated two more 40-liter lots of concentrated lithium solution from the DLE area at the Pilot Plant in the newly added lithium carbonate stage. The treatment included precipitation with sodium carbonate, washing and drying of the 4 kilograms of lithium carbonate produced from each lot. After addressing a mechanical issue, assays from the two lots from the second batch show an improvement in lithium carbonate purity to 99.5%. Impurities of concern, including sodium and calcium, were reduced.

Lithium Carbonate Assay Results from Pilot Plant
Sample ID	Li2CO3 %	Total non-Li ppm	Sodium ppm	Calcium ppm
Batch 2 #1	99.5	4,721	965	2,300
Batch 2 #2	99.5	4,778	566	2,200
Analyses were conducted by third-party laboratories using multielement ICP on both solids and liquids. Lithium carbonate purity was determined by subtracting the sum of impurities from 100% of the sample.

 

Century Lithium continues work at the Pilot Plant, focusing on design and engineering that will support reduced capital requirements in the overall process. 

Qualified Person

Todd Fayram, MMSA-QP and Senior Vice President, Metallurgy of Century Lithium is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the technical information in this release.

ABOUT CENTURY LITHIUM CORP.
Century Lithium Corp. is an advanced stage lithium company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Angel Island project in west-central Nevada, USA. Century Lithium recently completed a Feasibility Study and is currently in the permitting stage, with the goal of becoming a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market.

ON BEHALF OF CENTURY LITHIUM CORP.
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD., PE
President & Chief Executive Officer

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FAQ

What purity level did Century Lithium (CYDVF) achieve in its latest lithium carbonate production?

Century Lithium (CYDVF) achieved a purity level of 99.5% in its latest lithium carbonate production at its Pilot Plant in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.

How much lithium carbonate did Century Lithium (CYDVF) produce in each lot during the second batch?

Century Lithium (CYDVF) produced 4 kilograms of lithium carbonate from each 40-liter lot of concentrated lithium solution during the second batch of testing.

What is the significance of Century Lithium's (CYDVF) ability to produce lithium carbonate samples on-site?

The ability to produce lithium carbonate samples on-site allows Century Lithium (CYDVF) to supply these samples for testing by prospective partners and end-users, making the Pilot Plant a more complete representation of full-scale operations.

Where is Century Lithium's (CYDVF) Lithium Extraction Facility (Pilot Plant) located?

Century Lithium's (CYDVF) Lithium Extraction Facility (Pilot Plant) is located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, USA, as part of the company's wholly owned Angel Island project.