100/ppm/L BRINE TONNE - vs - 1000/ppm CLAY TONNE
Retake... ( blush, blush ) really...blush.
In this example i'll give - 1 tonne clay ores - a 10x greater ppm value ( 1000/ppm )
Brine example = cubic / tonne of water = 1,000/L @ ( 100/ppm )
CLAY ORE
1,000/ppm = 1/grams = per 1 tonne of ore
BRINE
100/ppm x 1,000/L per cubic tonne = .01/g x 1,000/L = 10/g
As one can see...processing a single cubic meter of water with modest 100/ppm brine
results in 10x more lithium than 1,000/ppm in 1 cubic tonne of clay ore.
It would take 10 tonnes of clay ore to reach the equivelency of
1 single tonne of brine processed.
The chief difference is...Lithium Brines are measured in LITERS...
There are 1,000/L in a single cubic meter of brine.
CLAY TONNE 1,000/ppm vs BRINE TONNE - 100/ppm
10/t = 10/g 1/t = 10g
Do " forgive " my humblest - apologies
I had ORIGINALLY stated 100/clay ore tonnes " my mistake "
It's 10/ clay ore tonnes...
Point in principle... 10 clay ore tonnes @ 1000/ppm are needed
to achieve same as....1 tonne of lithium brine @ only 100/ppm.
With lithium @ $9.39/kg
What"s more economical to mine ?
Process ores or brines ?
Hello.
AgaIn....my apologies.
Curse trhe metric system...lol
Grrr.
Me so embarrassed....
Ugh.