Arizona Lithium has produced battery grade lithium carbonate from its Prairie Project, which has been independently verified by Saltworks.

This lithium carbonate, essential for EV batteries, was derived from the DLE eluent of the ILiad pilot, which operated from November 2023 to February 2024.

The DLE eluent was transported to Saltworks' facility in Vancouver, Canada, where it underwent conversion into the battery grade lithium carbonate.

Arizona Lithium’s Big Sandy Lithium Project also received the green light from the US Bureau of Land Management for the Permit of Exploration.

The Big Sandy Lithium project is poised to become a significant source of revenue for Arizona Lithium in the medium term.

Arizona Lithium’s management has expressed that this project, along with the Prairie Project, which is expected to generate steady cash flows in the short term, will play a crucial role in the company's growth strategy.

Arizona Lithium managing director Paul Lloyd said: “Producing battery grade lithium carbonate from our flowsheet is an important step in showing the market the quality of product that we can produce.

“The battery grade product we produced is in sufficient quantities to go out to all the offtakers and strategic partners we are in conversation with. Our team remains focused on bringing Pad #1 at the Prairie project into production in 2025.

“The steps we have taken so far this year have highlighted our teams ability to execute on project plans, and I look forward to providing continued updates as we progress the project.”