TSXV: CYP |
OTCQX: CYDVF
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 19,
2022 /CNW/ - Cypress Development Corp.
(TSXV: CYP) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z1) (Cypress or
Company) is pleased to report it has achieved a significant
milestone with the production of 99.94% lithium carbonate
(Li2CO3) made from lithium-bearing
claystone from the Company's 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium
Project in Nevada, USA (Project).
The Li2CO3 was derived from the intermediate
concentrated lithium solution produced at Cypress' Lithium
Extraction Facility in Amargosa Valley,
Nevada (Pilot Plant). Following direct lithium extraction
(DLE) at the Plant, Saltworks Technologies Inc. (Saltworks)
completed the processing system design and pilot work to make the
Li2CO3.
"These are excellent results for the initial iteration of
testing and will be incorporated into our on-going Feasibility
Study on the Project" stated Bill
Willoughby, Cypress President, and CEO. "We are pleased to
receive comprehensive assays validating the extraction process we
have designed for our Project. Exceeding the standard for battery
grade lithium carbonate checks-off an important goal for the
Company and its further development of the Project."
Cypress executed pilot operations through to production of
'three nines' Li2CO3 that exceeds the
standard battery grade specifications below. All processing was
completed with material from the Company's Project in an end-to-end
automated pilot plant that represents full scale production.
Independent analyses of product samples were completed by SGS
Canada Inc., with the results showing greater than 99.9
weight-percent (wt%) purity in a scalable representative
process.
Constituent
|
Concentration
|
Battery Grade
Spec -Li2CO3
|
Cypress
Li2CO3
|
Li2CO3
|
wt%
|
>99.5%
|
99.94 %
|
H2O
|
wt%
|
<0.5%
|
0.01 %
|
Na
|
wt%
|
<0.05%
|
0.02 %
|
Ca
|
wt%
|
<0.04%
|
0.02 %
|
Al
|
Wppm
|
<10
|
6
|
Cu
|
Wppm
|
<5
|
<4
|
Ni
|
Wppm
|
<6
|
<5
|
Zn
|
Wppm
|
<5
|
<5
|
Cl
|
wt%
|
<0.01%
|
0.008 %
|
Notes: wt% (weight
percent), wppm (weight parts per million)
|
"Our team is pleased with the outcome at Saltworks, and their
support of our Project," stated Bill
Willoughby. "Cypress has engaged Saltworks to integrate
their designs into our pilot plant program and look forward to
their continued work on the Project."
The final product surpasses industry requirements for standard
battery grade Li2CO3 and has achieved
industry requirements for enhanced battery grade
Li2CO3 for xEV use. It is common practice for
lithium battery manufactures to have specific requirements for
Li2CO3 used in their products dependant on
application.
Qualified Person
Daniel Kalmbach, CPG, is the
qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has
approved the technical information in this release.
About Cypress Development
Corp
Cypress Development Corp. is a Canadian based advanced stage
lithium company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Clayton
Valley Lithium Project in Nevada,
USA. Cypress is in the pilot stage of testing on material
from its lithium-bearing claystone deposit and progressing towards
completing a Feasibility Study and permitting, with the goal of
becoming a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric
vehicle and battery storage market.
ON BEHALF OF CYPRESS DEVELOPMENT
CORP.
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD., PE
President & Chief Executive Officer
www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com
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