Our timeline as per last PR.. Just a repost of our 2017 year end update
Press Release #201726 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2017
Enertopia Provides 2017 Year-end Update Kelowna, BC
Enertopia Corporation (ENRT-OTCQB) (TOP-CSE) (the "Company" or "Enertopia") is pleased to provide an update as we approach the end of 2017 and an exciting 2018. Corporate Update: Eighteen months ago we began our R&D initiatives to recover battery grade Lithium Carbonate through the synergies of advanced technologies in renewable energy, water filtration and associated technologies. Since September our partner Genesis Water Technologies (GWT) has been evaluating data obtained from the first bench test results and other technical data provided by Enertopia to complete a larger and enhanced lithium recovery system. This $200,000 pre-paid second phase bench test has now completed the technical design phase with over 1,500 hrs of team effort. The second phase of the second bench test will use synthetic brine solutions that will be created from the surface samples from the two bulk samples taken at our Clayton Valley, NV project. As reported by Enertopia on October 25, 2017. Based on these results Enertopia engaged a third party metals and minerals testing laboratory to run various scenarios using different pH solutions with leach times varying from 2 hours to 48 hours with respect to the amount of lithium and other minerals precipitated from the host rock. When all labs results have been received Enertopia will be providing an update. The results of these tests will be incorporated into the make-up of the synthetic brine solutions that will be comprising the synthetic brines for the bench tests that GWT will be running through its scaled up bench tests in 2018.
Estimated Timeline of Next Steps in 2018:
January - Bench test build out
February - Preparation of synthetic brines
March – April - Bench testing of synthetic lithium brines
May - Final laboratory lithium recovery and Li2CO3 grade results “
We are excited about the progress made in 2017 and look forward to achieving our primary focus of perfecting technologies to produce battery grade Lithium Carbonate.” Stated CEO Robert McAllister.