Global Energy Metals Reports on Strong Lithium Recovery Testing with GEO40 and Production of 99.9% Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate Product
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Global Energy Metals Corporation
- Ticker
- GEMC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 07:58:44 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Global Energy Metals reports successful lithium recovery testing at the Peace River Lithium Project using Geo40's DLE technology. The pilot program achieved 97% lithium recovery and produced a battery-grade lithium carbonate sample with >99.9% purity.
Reasoning: The pilot test achieved 97% lithium recovery and produced >99.9% pure lithium carbonate, demonstrating technical viability for the Peace River project.
Positive factors
- high lithium recovery
- production of battery-grade carbonate
- successful DLE pilot demonstration
Negative factors
- third-party verification of purity not yet completed
- results based on internal ICP testing
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Lithium recovery of 97% is exceptional for the commodity.
Evidence · text
“overall lithium recoveries consistently averaging 97%”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: While a pilot plant was used, the purity results are noted as internal and unverified by a third party.
Evidence · text
“noting that a third party has not verified the results and this is solely based on the internal ICP results”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
pilot plantPeace River Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 97 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Peace River Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- canada_ab
- Reported Region
- Alberta, Canada
- Ticker
- GEMC
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Processing Route
- Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE)
- Sample
- Peace River lithium-bearing oilfield brine
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 97% recovery is well within the exceptional band for lithium processing.
Positive factors
- exceptional recovery rate
Evidence · text
“overall lithium recoveries consistently averaging 97%”
pilot plantlithiumHead Grade: 99.9Head Grade Unit: % purityView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lithium
- Ticker
- GEMC
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Sample
- precipitated lithium carbonate from NeoLithica eluate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 99.9
- Head Grade Unit
- % purity
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The sample met battery grade purity (>99.9%) but the company explicitly noted that a third party has not verified these internal results.
Positive factors
- meets battery grade specifications
Negative factors
- not third-party verified
Evidence · text
“the NeoLithica sample exhibited >99.9% purity meeting the main battery grade specifications”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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