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Pure Energy Minerals Receives Water Right for Clayton Valley Lithium Project Pilot Plant, Nevada

Published: January 23, 2019 |

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Pure Energy Minerals Limited (PE) has received a water right from the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR)to extract the lithium-bearing brine needed for operation of the planned pilot plant at its flagship Clayton Valley Project (CV Project). The state engineer granted Pure Energy’s application, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Esmeralda Minerals LLC, for a finite-term water right with the total withdrawal not to exceed 50 acre-feet over a five-year period.

The water right provides the permit necessary to pump brine from the Clayton Valley aquifer and deliver the brine to the planned pilot plant for pilot-scale production of lithium hydroxide monohydrate. Pure Energy plans to operate the pilot plant for a period of six to 12 months to further evaluate the innovative process technology proposed for extraction of lithium from brine and production of lithium hydroxide at the CV Project. Data from a successful pilot plant trial will be used in the design of a full-scale commercial plant to produce LiOH H2O directly from Clayton Valley brine. The company’s news release of May 31, 2018 provides more detail regarding the design and objectives of the pilot plant.

“This water right is a key milestone in the development of the Clayton Valley Project. As the state engineer pointed out in his ruling, obtaining water rights approval is often a first step in obtaining other government approvals for a project. While the 20,000 acre-feet per year of available water rights in Clayton Valley are fully appropriated, about 10,000 acre-feet go unused annually. Our finite-term water right of 50 acre-feet in total, to be used within five years, is a tiny fraction of the unused appropriation,” said Walter Weinig, Pure Energy’s vice president for Projects and Permitting.

“We are pleased to receive the right to put this small amount of brine to beneficial use in the next step toward developing a project that could provide significant economic benefits to Esmeralda County and the State of Nevada,” added Weinig.

In addition, the company said that Walter Weinig will be assuming a new role as technical director for Pure Energy’s projects. Working under contract to the company, he will continue to lead the technical work on Pure Energy’s projects including the CV Project. As part of this change, Weinig will resign from his position as vice president for projects and permitting.


About Pure Energy Minerals Limited
Pure Energy Minerals is a lithium resource developer that is driven to become a low-cost supplier for the growing lithium battery industry. The company is developing the CV Project in Clayton Valley, Nevada, where it has completed a preliminary economic assessment. The lithium-bearing brines identified at the CV Project contain very low levels of deleterious elements and have been shown by small scale pumping tests to be amenable to conventional extraction. The company is also exploring a lithium brine project in the lithium triangle of South America, the Terra Cotta Project (TCP). The TCP is located on Pocitos Salar in Salta, Argentina, where it enjoys some of the best infrastructure and access of any lithium brine exploration project in Argentina.

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