Study Bolsters Smackover's Southwest Arkansas Lithium Project

Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Development of Smackover Lithium's South West Arkansas (SWA) lithium project got a boost last week with the announced results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS). Smackover Lithium is a joint venture (JV) between Standard Lithium Limited (Vancouver, British Columbia), which holds 55%, and Equinor ASA (Stavanger, Norway), which holds 45%. If it begins on schedule, this project would mark the first commercial direct-lithium extraction (DLE) project in the Smackover formation--and in the U.S. altogether. Other companies featured: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Energy Exploration Technologies Incorporated, Pantera Lithium Limited, Chevron Corporation and TerraVolta Resources