E3 Lithium Drills Canada's First Brine Production Well 

E3 Lithium Drills Canada's First Brine Production Well 

Adedayo Osho, Abuja Bureau Chief

E3 Lithium, a leading lithium developer and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology innovator has been granted licence for the first brine production well in Alberta, Canada, for the purpose of lithium' assessment. The well, targeted for completion in E3's Clearwater Project area, is located in the east of the Town of Olds, Alberta. 

E3 projects the start of drilling to commence before the end of June and anticipates completing the drilling operation by mid-July 2022. The brine production well will provide critical data such as brine chemistry, lithium concentrations and reservoir characteristics of the Clearwater Project area. 

E3 will use the collected data to support the upgrade of its resource to Indicated and Measured, which will be the basis for a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS). The purpose of the planned drill program is to provide additional data to the Aquifer Management Plan (AMP) and assist in defining the commercial production network area. 

The company plans on completing and testing a total of three wells.

"We are very excited about this licence as it marks the first ever well drilled in Alberta specifically targeting lithium evaluation," commented Chris Doornbos, CEO of E3. He added that "For our company, this represents the next step in our path to commercialization and producing high quality, EV-ready lithium. This licence is a direct result of the Alberta government's passing of Bill 82 and we are proud to be leading this emerging industry that supports the diversification of Alberta’s economy and the energy transition." 

E3 Lithium is a lithium development company based in Calgary, focused on powering the Electrical Revolution in Canada with its 7.0 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) inferred mineral resource in the city of Alberta.

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