Initial Batch of Lithium Carbonate Produced & Rhodium Bulk Started
Initial Batch of Lithium Carbonate Produced & Rhodium Bulk Started
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Montréal, October 6, 2021 – St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTC: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1)
is pleased to provide an update on some of its multiple ongoing metallurgical initiatives as well as a status
update on its ongoing EV Battery Feasibility Study.
Lithium Processing
The Company has produced its first batch of lithium carbonate from spodumene this week in its
contracted laboratories as part of its preparation and configuration process for its incoming industrial pilot
production later this month. The material was converted into technical grade lithium carbonate using the
Company’s proprietary processing technology and custom blend of acids and resins . Test work will
continue to prepare the pilot plant to run at larger volumes. Once the pilot plant runs are initiated, enough
material will be available for val idation by the marketplace to test and provide feed back. The Company
expects to be able to provide clients with sizeable test samples of battery grade lithium hydroxide.
The pr oduction will move to lithium hydroxide via a chemical process by month-end. The Company
expects significant improvements in terms of the costs and environmental footprint with the addition of a
proprietary hydrolysis circuit to its industrial pilot operations in the future.
Enrico Di Cesare, St-Georges Metallurgy CEO, commented: “(…) The lab work we have been performing
will translate to industrial scale processing and confirmation at the pilot plant. It’s expected that by year-
end, we will have the ability to sup ply buyers and the industry with samples to evaluate and test the
product. We are very encouraged and enthusiastic about the results obtained so far. In parallel, the work
that is being initiated on f ertilizers that is co mplementary and part of the strategy will be continued (…)
we are developing many synergistic strategies in parallel (…)”
EVSX Battery Recycling Process Update
The pilot plant team has completed the separation of the black mass (critic al elements) from pla stic,
copper, aluminum , and steel. The tests completed allowed the team to conceptually configure the
separation process that will be done using an industrial shredder.
The shredder is expected to arrive at the plant next week, and this work will be continued at a larger scale.
Once the pilot plant is commi ssioned for the separation of plastic, copper, aluminum , and steel from the
black mass, the remaining efforts will be mainly focused on the recovery of the critical elements from the
black mass.
Management is satisfied with the progress achieved and looks forward to running commercial showcase
trials at the pilot plant that is oversized for that very purpose.
Feasibility Study Status Update
Management expects to be in possession of enough info rmation from the ongoing study to recommend a
decision to the board of directors before the end of the month of October. Additional mandates are being
negotiated with the independent firms involved in the process due to the potential addition of new related
business segments. EVSX is currently studying the possibility of producing its own acid and building an
industrial fertilizer plant close to the currently proposed installation or in other locations being reviewed.
Manicouagan Project Update
Bulk Sampling
The Company exploration team has collected approximately one metric ton of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE
massive sulphide from surface at Bob Showing area assessed by trenching, blasting and channel cutting to
provide the metallurgical team with enou gh material to conduct an in itial metallurgical pilot-plant testing
and processing work. The bulk testing and processin g work will ta rget the recovery of high-quality
marketable Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum and Palladium concentrates.
Rhodium-Ruthenium Metallurgical Initiative
A smaller, selective bulk sample weighting 250 kg is being collected with the aim of prov iding the
metallurgical team with enough material believed to contain high -grade concentrations of Rhod ium and
Ruthenium. This bulk samp le will allow the team i) to analyse the specific mineralogy in place on the
Manicouagan Project for specific valuable by -products in specific metal mix, ii) to better model
further enhancement of separate concentrates and iii) determine specific m etallurg ical optimization
studies on alloys aimed at the electronic and optical industry linked to specific aerospace applications.
The technical information contained in this report regarding the Manicou agan Palladium Project
has been reviewed by Daniel Turcotte, P. Geo, an independent qualified person as per NI 43-101
To the ex ception of the “Manicouagan Project Update” section, all other technical i nformation
contained in this report has been prepared and reviewed by Herb Duerr, P.Geo, a qualified person
as per NI 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Frank Dumas”
FRANK DUMAS
Director & COO
About St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp.
St-Georges develops new technologies to solve some of the most co mmon environmental problems in the mining sector,
including maximizing metal recovery and full circle EV battery recycling. The Company explores for nickel & PGEs on the Julie
Nickel Project and the Manicougan Palladium Project on Quebec's North Shore and has multiple exploration projects in Iceland,
including the Thor Gold Proj ect. Headquartered in Montrea l, St-Georges' stock is listed on the CSE under the symbol SX and
trades on the US OTC under the Symbol SXOOF, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 85G1.
The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has not revi ewed and does not accept responsibi lity for the adequacy or the accuracy
of the contents of this release.