Surge Announces 99.95% Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate from Nevada North
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Surge Battery Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- NILI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-22 10:23:40 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Surge Battery Metals has successfully demonstrated a continuous flowsheet from Nevada North ore to 99.95% battery-grade lithium carbonate. Metallurgical testing achieved lithium extractions of up to 98% and effective beneficiation, supporting the project's upcoming Prefeasibility Study.
Reasoning: The announcement of successful bench-scale production of 99.95% battery-grade lithium carbonate from project ore is a major technical de-risking milestone for the PFS.
Positive factors
- Demonstrated complete ore-to-battery-grade flowsheet
- High lithium extraction (>93% to 98%)
- Successful beneficiation rejecting 75% acid-consuming carbonate
- Achieved 99.95% battery-grade lithium carbonate
Negative factors
- Bench and small scale testing only
- Pilot-scale work still pending
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves beneficiation, leaching, and purification using conventional unit operations.
Evidence · text
“using conventional unit operations”
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 3 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (5)
bench scaleNevada North Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 99 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nevada North Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- NILI
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bench scale
- Processing Route
- beneficiation, sulfuric acid leaching, solution purification and carbonate precipitation
- Sample
- NNLP Master Composite via beneficiation, sulfuric acid leaching, solution purification and carbonate precipitation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 99
- Conc. Grade Unit
- % Li2CO3
Lab
- Laboratory
- Kemetco Research Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Successful production of 99% crude carbonate from the master composite.
Positive factors
- High purity crude carbonate (99%)
Evidence · text
“Kemetco Research Inc. ("Kemetco") produced a crude lithium carbonate assaying 99% Li2CO3 directly from the NNLP Master Composite”
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 99% is at or above the exceptional band (80%)
bench scaleNevada North Lithium Project · lithiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nevada North Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- NILI
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bench scale
- Processing Route
- refining
- Sample
- refined lithium carbonate from Kemetco crude product
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 99.95
- Conc. Grade Unit
- % Li2CO3
Lab
- Laboratory
- Chemshift Technologies Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Demonstrates the ability to reach final battery-grade product from project material.
Positive factors
- Achieved battery-grade specification (99.95%)
Evidence · text
“refined lithium carbonate produced from NNL ore to a battery-grade product reported at 99.95% Li2CO3”
leachingNevada North Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 93 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nevada North Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- NILI
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- leaching
- Processing Route
- sulfuric acid leaching
- Sample
- beneficiated Project material
- Leach Time
- 1 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Reagents
- Acid
- 475 kg/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong initial extraction results at 475 kg/t acid addition.
Positive factors
- Lithium extraction exceeding 93%
Evidence · text
“Sulfuric acid leaching of beneficiated Project material achieved lithium extractions exceeding 93% at an acid addition of 475 kg/t”
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 93% is at or above the exceptional band (80%)
leachingNevada North Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 98 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nevada North Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- NILI
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- leaching
- Processing Route
- sulfuric acid leaching
- Sample
- beneficiated Project material
- Leach Time
- 1 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Higher acid addition improves recovery significantly to 98%.
Positive factors
- Lithium extraction increasing to approximately 98%
Evidence · text
“increasing to approximately 98% at a higher acid addition”
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 98% is at or above the exceptional band (80%)
beneficiationNevada North Lithium Project · lithiumRecovery: 98.9 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nevada North Lithium Project
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- NILI
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- beneficiation
- Processing Route
- beneficiation (attrition and screening)
- Sample
- beneficiated Project material (fine -20 µm fraction)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Effective beneficiation concentrates lithium while removing impurities.
Positive factors
- High recovery of lithium into fine fraction (98.9%)
- Effective rejection of acid-consuming carbonate (75%)
Evidence · text
“Mild attrition followed by screening recovered 98.9% of the lithium into the fine (-20 µm) fraction while rejecting approximately 75% of the acid-consuming carbonate”
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 98.9% is at or above the exceptional band (80%)
How Atlas produces this analysis
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