# Archive

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/archive--ec163896-6c07-4f02-b707-4fa76ac45f40

Original source: https://www.thenewswire.com/press-releases/1BjjFqdxr-owl-announces-engagement-with-university-of-british-columbia-and-the-university-of-california-irvine-to-expand-its-r-d-testing-towards-dlce-pilot-plant.html

Publisher: thenewswire

Original announcement: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-01T04:06:09.528Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-01T04:06:09.528Z

- Company: One World Lithium Inc.

- Ticker: OWLI

- Exchange: CSE

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-10-01 04:06:10 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

One World Lithium Inc. has engaged the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Irvine to accelerate R&D for its Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction \(DLCE\) technology. The work aims to optimize the process for both brine and lithium clay slurries in preparation for a containerized pilot plant.

Reasoning: The company is advancing its proprietary lithium extraction technology through academic partnerships, moving towards pilot-scale testing.

- Positive factor: Engagement with prestigious academic institutions \(UBC and UCI\)

- Positive factor: Advancement towards pilot-scale development

- Positive factor: Potential for co-production of industrial carbonates

- Positive factor: Proprietary single-step DLCE technology aims to reduce CAPEX/OPEX

- Negative factor: Technology is still in R&D/laboratory phase

- Negative factor: Pilot plant results are pending validation

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The technology involves a laboratory-scale extraction process using nanobubbles and CO2.

Evidence · text

> continue and accelerate the Research and Development \(‘R & D”\) work on the Company’s single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction \(“ DLCE” \) Technology

**Multi-Domain Tested**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed.

Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### nanobubble extraction

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/archive--ec163896-6c07-4f02-b707-4fa76ac45f40#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

DLCE Technology Development · lithium

#### Identity

- Project: DLCE Technology Development
- Commodity: lithium
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: OWLI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: nanobubble extraction
- Processing Route: single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction \(DLCE\) using CO2 nanobubbles
- Sample: natural brines

#### Lab

- Laboratory: University of British Columbia and University of California, Irvine

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Initial phase focuses on validation and optimization of the DLCE process for brines.

- Positive factor: Aims for direct production of lithium carbonate

- Negative factor: Still in R&D phase

Evidence · text

> The first phase of the R&D work is on continued validation and optimization of the DLCE process, which uses a nanobubble extraction process using carbon dioxide \(CO 2\) to separate lithium from brines

### nanobubble extraction

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/archive--ec163896-6c07-4f02-b707-4fa76ac45f40#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

DLCE Technology Development · lithium

#### Identity

- Project: DLCE Technology Development
- Commodity: lithium
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: OWLI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: nanobubble extraction
- Processing Route: single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction \(DLCE\)
- Sample: lithium clay slurry

#### Lab

- Laboratory: University of British Columbia and University of California, Irvine

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Second phase aims to validate technology using lithium clay to produce carbonate directly from slurries.

- Positive factor: Eliminates need for sulfuric acids, soda ash, and multiple concentration steps

- Negative factor: Requires validation of effective slurry creation

Evidence · text

> The second phase of the laboratory work is to complete test work on lithium clay to create an effective lithium slurry to validate the DLCE technology to produce a lithium carbonate from the clay slurry

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.