Post by
Wangotango67 on Oct 06, 2020 8:29am
IMAGINE....
If the basin salts did produce voltages sufficient to spark up an - energy grid.
AND.... if the basin was remote -
it might also supply not only to the lithium iminer but also produce energy profit streams.
Even... supply power - to other nearby mining projects that may have been put on hold due to no power - could have the power and come online with thier mining projects - gold, silver...etc.
CUBIC METER WATER vs CUBIC METER OF SEDIMENTS
suppose a miner had 500 ppm of lithium in sediments
lets now suppose a miner could displace the lithium from sediments via - deionized water
infusing the basin with an in situ - DI water pregnation
1 cubic meter of sediments
vs
1 cubic meter of brines
there are 2.8 tonnes of sediment in - 1 cubic meter
therefore = 500ppm x 2.8 = 1400 ppm
now lets ask - if it were possible that deionized water could be infused on the basin
and if - 50 % displacement of lithium could be liberated into a fresh water or brine
what would the ppm be ?
700 ppm - per cubic meter of water or brine.
this is a comparison of...
comparing values per cubic meter of volime sizes.
using 1 cubic meter of sediment mining vs 1 cubic meter of brine volume.
its a good way to compare costs to mine moving the same volime size of material
not only with costs but also applied to permitting a dig and scoop
or....low impact low footprint - brine operation.
chose to rewrite the former post to explain the concept of comparing
same vcubic volumes -
basin would have no hole
eco friendly
1/2 the amount of lithium extracted using displacement liberation ( deionized water )
but... most likely 1/2 the cost factor to spark up
could be far easier to permit
many of the juniors have stated their sediments are not all clays = easy to leach
and of course - how much lithium could be in suspension
with in the brines or fresh water that is undissolved
this is not total dissolved solids but rather solids ( lithium ) in suspension of water
such could increase the ppm if also pumped up
Now... i do like the idea of mining lithium - don't get me wrong
but...if the salts could produce sufficient electricity in high enough voltage
and if an energy grid could be set up to exploit this - ionic salt charge
= i would lean towards converting the basin to
= energy grid
AS LONG AS SALTS + WATER + QUARTZ + SILICA ARE IN BASIN
salts would keep on giving their charge
acting as a conduit of earth magnetic field
miner simply links to - touching the salts
exploiting thier electrica lcharge and by proxy - contact with copper pipes
could strea mthe current into a battery bank or direct to grid or to turbine create more electricity
Cheers....