Frontier Lithium Enters into Strategic Partnership to Pilot Lithium Hydroxide Technology
FRONTIER LITHIUM ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP TO PILOT LITHIUM HYDROXIDE
TECHNOLOGY
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on April 23rd, 2019 – Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSX.V: FL) (the
“Company” or “Frontier”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic
partnership agreement with XPS Expert Process Solutions (“XPS”) a Glencore company, and Dr.
Ahmad Ghahreman, a Queen’s University Professor, to develop a process to refine spodumene
concentrate into lithium hydroxide. The partnership reflects Frontier’s commitment to lay the
foundation for a regional, vertically integrated Battery Ecosystem energizing Ontario’s drive to
prosperity.
The joint project will be conducted in Canada and has commenced with a Phase I bench-scale
study that includes single stage dense media separation (DMS), flotation, pyrometallurgy and
hydrometallurgy. Phase I is evaluating the potential purity and recovery of lithium from
concentrates to ultimately improve commercial understanding and provide data for generation
of a continuous pilot process. The test work is expected to take 6-8 months.
“Dr. Ghahreman and XPS are very pleased to be working together with our partner, Frontier
Lithium, on this truly collaborative project. The initiative is well aligned with XPS’s mandate to
deliver practical, technical solutions and to assist our client partners to achieve their strategic
objectives while growing our business”. said XPS’s Vice President, Dominic Fragomeni.
“Preliminary results show promise for being able to produce lithium hydroxide at a higher
purity and at a lower cost than industry average.” added Fragomeni.
"Leveraging expertise through partnerships echoes Frontier’s approach to foster research and
sustainable innovation.” said Trevor Walker, President and CEO of Frontier Lithium. “This
alliance will spearhead the production of high-quality battery grade lithium products in
Northern Ontario and help establish our region as a significant Canadian contributor to clean
energy technology.”
About XPS
XPS Expert Process Solutions, a Glencore Company, located at the XPS Technology Centre in
Falconbridge (Ontario) Canada is a team of world-class metallurgists, engineers, geoscientists,
technicians and technologists with real world experience in process development/optimisation,
asset integrity management and mine/process automation. XPS engages clients with focused,
quality project plans that deliver sustainable value to the client’s project or operation. XPS’s
strategy is to provide quality technical expertise for advanced exploration, mining projects and
operational support. XPS employs industry best practices and advanced modeling and testing
techniques to deliver practical and successful flowsheets and processing solutions – adding
value and reducing risk for our clients and partners.
About Frontier Lithium
Frontier Lithium is a Canadian junior mining company and has the largest land position on the
Electric Avenue, Ontario’s newly emerging premium lithium-metal district hosted in the
Canadian Shield of northwestern Ontario. The Company’s objective is to supply 3% of the
worlds’ lithium demand from Ontario’s Electric Avenue by 2025. Frontier is implementing a
phased methodology to development for becoming a rare producer of premium technical
lithium concentrates required to produce high quality glass and ceramics as well as supplying
chemical grade concentrates for the production of lithium chemicals required for the expanding
lithium battery industry.
Company Contact Information
Bora Ugurgel
Manager, Investor Relations
2736 Belisle Drive Val Caron, ON. P3N 1B3 CANADA
T. +001 705.897.7622
F. +001 705.897.7618
Additional information regarding Frontier Lithium is available on SEDAR at sedar.com under the Company's
profile and on its website at frontierlithium.com, including various pictures of ongoing work at the project.
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