US Elemental Announces Highly Encouraging Magnesium Testwork Results from the McDermitt Lithium Project
Original announcement by globenewswire on
- Company
- Jindalee Lithium Limited
- Ticker
- JLL
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Oregon
- Primary commodity
- Magnesium
- Secondary commodities
- Lithium
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-24 20:31:58 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
US Elemental (a subsidiary of Jindalee Lithium) has successfully demonstrated a proof-of-concept for producing high-purity magnesium oxide (MgO) from the McDermitt Lithium Project's magnesium-rich waste stream. Testwork by Kemetco Research Inc. achieved MgO grades exceeding 93% and high conversion rates, offering a potential strategic byproduct to strengthen U.S. magnesium supply chains.
Reasoning: Successful testwork demonstrated the ability to convert a waste stream (magnesium sulphate) into high-purity magnesium oxide, potentially creating a significant byproduct credit for the McDermitt project.
Positive factors
- Proof of concept for magnesium byproduct
- High purity MgO produced (>93%)
- High conversion efficiency (99.95%)
- Strategic US supply chain alignment
Negative factors
- No commercial viability established
- Requires further engineering and scalability studies
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Byproduct Commodityneutral
The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver.
Why it applies: The testwork focuses on converting a magnesium stream previously treated as waste into a high-value product.
Evidence · text
“convert that stream into MgO, an important feedstock for primary magnesium metal production”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
Fact 1magnesiumRecovery: 93.4 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- magnesium
- Ticker
- JLL
Test Work
- Sample
- MgO produced via carbonate precipitation and calcination
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 93.4
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Kemetco Research Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieved a high-purity MgO grade of 93.4%.
Positive factors
- High purity grade
Evidence · text
“Both approaches produced MgO grades greater than 93%, with the highest grade reaching 93.4% MgO”
Fact 2magnesiumRecovery: 99.95 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- magnesium
- Ticker
- JLL
Test Work
- Sample
- MgO conversion in the calciner
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99.95 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The conversion rate in the calciner was reported as very high at 99.95%.
Positive factors
- Extremely high conversion efficiency
Evidence · text
“conversion in the calciner for both approaches was very high, with values reaching 99.95%”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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