Metso upgrades Finland research facility

Metso said it has modernized its pilot facility at the Metso Research Center in Pori, Finland, with expanded capabilities for lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and other battery chemicals process testing. The unique pilot line serves mining and battery industry customers processing battery minerals. In connection with the expansion, Metso has also opened a battery materials precursor (pCAM) pilot plant, available now…

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DeepRock enters lithium market with Brazilian acquisition

Canadian-based DeepRock Minerals has signed an option agreement with BHBC Exploração Mineral and RTB Geologia e Mineração to acquire the Esperança lithium property in southeast Brazil.  The 2,969.15-hectare mineral claim package in the state of Minas Gerais is approximately 40 kilometres west of Sigma Lithium’s Grota do Cirilo property – the largest lithium hard rock deposit in the Americas. Per…

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