# Surge Battery Metals Engages Kemetco for Advanced Prefeasibility Metallurgical Testing at the Nevada North Lithium Project

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Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NILI/news/8242358782579741/surge-battery-metals-engages-kemetco-for-advanced-prefeasibility-metallurgical-t

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-01T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

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- Company: Surge Battery Metals Inc.

- Ticker: NILI

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: Cesium, Rubidium

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-22 03:02:02 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Surge Battery Metals has engaged Kemetco Research Inc. to conduct advanced metallurgical testing for the Nevada North Lithium Project in support of its ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study. The program will focus on flowsheet optimization, impurity removal, and the evaluation of cesium and rubidium as potential by-products.

Reasoning: The announcement details the commencement of advanced metallurgical optimization testing to de-risk the Pre-Feasibility Study, a key milestone for project advancement.

- Positive factor: advanced metallurgical testing to support PFS

- Positive factor: collaboration with lead engineering firm Fluor

- Positive factor: continuity with previous PEA testing provider Kemetco

- Positive factor: evaluation of high-value byproducts \(Cs, Rb\)

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The program involves sulfuric acid leaching, neutralization, and CCD, which are typical mill-based hydrometallurgical processes.

Evidence · text

> including, sulfuric acid leaching, neutralization, and Counter-Current Decantation \(CCD\)

**Byproduct Commodity**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver.

Why it applies: The program specifically includes monitoring Cesium and Rubidium for economic viability as by-products.

Evidence · text

> assess the economic viability of recovering these high-value specialty metals as project by-products

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### sulfuric acid leaching, neutralization, and Counter-Current Decantation \(CCD\)

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lithium

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Ticker: NILI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: optimization
- Test Type: sulfuric acid leaching, neutralization, and Counter-Current Decantation \(CCD\)
- Processing Route: sulfuric acid leaching, neutralization, and Counter-Current Decantation \(CCD\)
- Sample: Master Composite sample representing the first 10 years of mine life

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Kemetco Research Inc.
- Consultant: Fluor Corporation

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Optimization testing is a standard requirement for advancing from PEA to PFS.

- Positive factor: supports PFS

- Positive factor: designed with lead engineering firm

Evidence · text

> commenced an advanced metallurgical optimization program with Kemetco Research Inc.

## 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.