Anson Resources upbeat over 25% increase in lithium grade from drilling targeted Mississippian Units at Paradox in Utah
The results provide a strong indicator of the upside potential of the company's planned JORC resource upgrade.
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Anson Resources Ltd (ASX:ASN) is a junior mineral resources company with a portfolio of minerals projects in key demand-driven commodities. The company's core asset is the Paradox Lithium Project in Utah, in the USA. Anson is focused on developing the Paradox Project into a significant lithium producing operation.
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The results provide a strong indicator of the upside potential of the company's planned JORC resource upgrade.
The core is expected to deliver time and cost savings in upgrading the existing exploration target at the Paradox Lithium Project into indicated and inferred JORC resources.
The high pressure, porosity and permeability is expected to deliver continual flow at the extraction well location over the proposed life-of-mine at Paradox.
The Paradox Lithium Project’s detailed feasibility study, which is well advanced, will now target Stage 1 production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per annum.
Anson has successfully drilled into the Mississippian units beneath Long Canyon Unit 2, with supersaturated brine flowing to surface without the need for pumping. Samples from this well will be used for metallurgic test work, bulk samples f
Investors won’t have to wait long before the program kicks off: Anson plans to get the drill in the ground as soon as it has completed a work program at the Long Canyon Unit 2 Well.
Further test-work on the Long Canyon Unit 2 well has confirmed continued high pressure and high flow rates, which the company views as a significant and highly positive outcome.
While the company continues to drill into the up to 120-metre-thick Mississippian units, samples have been taken from the supersaturated brine for testing for lithium and other minerals from the top of the Mississippian units at a depth of
The Mississippian brine aquifer hosts a substantial lithium-rich zone of approximately 100-250 metres in thickness and drilling is aimed at converting an exploration target into a JORC-compliant resource.
“We are very excited by the growth potential in the zinc-bromine battery market, which will directly support the production of bromine from our Paradox Lithium Project," says executive chair Bruce Richardson.
Anson hopes to deliver a significant resource upgrade that will support a detailed feasibility study and the development of the Paradox Project into a substantial lithium producing asset.
Anson will re-drill the Cane Creek 32-1 well, Long Canyon No.2 well, Mineral Canyon, and Sunburst 1 wells as part of a project-wide expansion strategy targeting the large Mississippian brine aquifer, which the company hopes to convert into
Anson has doubled down on the Paradox geology, buying up more tenure with geological units prospective for lithium brine as the company looks to upgrade the project's measured resources.
Anson is working to probe the deeper Mississippian Units beneath the Paradox Lithium brine Project, aiming to meet its exploration target of 445 million tonnes to 1,000 million tonnes of brine, grading at 70-100 ppm lithium and 2,000-3,000
Anson is targeting bore drilling for the first quarter of 2022 following the completion of earthworks and access roads for the Paradox lithium bromide brine project in Utah.
The exploration and development company has appointed leading global engineering solutions firm Worley to draw up a detailed feasibility study for a lithium production plant.
“Regardless of what you think about coal as a resource, it has certainly performed very well in the last year with pricing rising from around US$60 a tonne to over US$200 a tonne although it has eased off slightly in the last month."
Historical production at the Thompson District from as recently as the late 1980s presents an opportunity for near-term production of both uranium and vanadium.
“I am pleased with the speed of clearing and access to establish the drill pads for LCW-1 and LCW-2. Drilling of two production wells at Paradox represents another step towards increasing JORC resource confidence level and commencing produc
“These production wells will provide significant insight into the engineering and logistics of the Paradox operation, with location of the wells carefully considered and nearby the lithium bromine plant planned to be built at Blue Hills," s
It has staked an additional 228 placer claims, which are highly prospective for lithium-rich brines and abut Anson’s Cane Creek claims at its Paradox Brine Project in Utah.
The company is closely following the ‘proven’ exploration strategy used to discover the nearby world-class Julimar Nickel-Copper-PGE Project.
The ASX-listed battery metals producer is moving to advance the Yellow Cat project in Utah given the obvious potential to supply high-grade uranium ore to help fill existing local mill processing capacity.
The company’s shares will remain in a trading halt until Tuesday, September 14, or when an announcement is released to the market.
Anson Resources Ltd is up 19.39% on receiving positive battery test-work results from NOVONIX Ltd, demonstrating its high-purity lithium makes batteries last longer.
Test-work for high-performance lithium-ion batteries using Anson’s high purity lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide is proving successful.
The ASX-lister is well on its way to developing a world-class lithium brine project right on Tesla’s doorstep as it updates a key economic study on the flagship Paradox Basin asset in Utah.
As part of its continual improvement agenda, Anson is testing several alternative DLE technologies with the aim of improving operational and economic performance, as well as taking into account Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) consi
The company’s lithium DLE recovery rate increased from 80% to 90% without a of chemical wash.
Brine from the production wells will be supplied to the planned Paradox Brine Project bromine/lithium plant.
A recent site visit demonstrates that Anson’s plan of operations application is progressing through the US Bureau of Land Management system.
The early results from the resource mapping indicate The Bull Project has similar features to the world-class Julimar nickel-copper-PGE deposit.
The company is pleased to start the next stage of exploration at the project that will allow its technical team to generate and refine a suite of targets for planned drill testing later this year.
The company is encouraged by the data generated from the drone magnetic survey and subsequent 3D aeromagnetic inversion model that identified bedrock conductors within the anomaly.
This follows considerable interest shown by North American investors after the recent updated preliminary economic assessment for the Paradox Brine Project in Utah, USA.
The Bull nickel-copper-platinum group element project is just a stone’s throw from the Julimar discovery, which bears striking similarity to Anson’s 100%-owned asset.
The magnetic signature at the Bull is underlain by magnetic features that are similar to what is seen at the Julimar discovery.
A supersaturated brine aquifer below the existing resource has provided a new exploration target of 1.3-1.8 billion tonnes grading 80-140 parts per million lithium and 2,000-3,000 parts per million bromine.
The company believes the leases add strategically important areas with potential for the future location of re-entry programs, drilling of production wells and brine extraction activities.
The updated PEA to accelerate the production of lithium chemicals to Phase 1 of the project follows a strategic review and recognition of changing market conditions for lithium.
The test-work has indicated a lithium quality that exceeds commercially available Tier 1 products currently used in the production of high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
In addition to the significant progress made with respect to engineering studies underway at Paradox, it is accelerating the production of lithium chemicals to Stage 1, following a strategic review and recognition of improving market condit
The timeframe for an updated Stage 1 lithium preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and brine PFS completion is late first quarter/early second quarter 2021.
Novonix provides high precision battery testing equipment and advanced R&D services to tier-1 battery makers and OEMs including Panasonic, CATL, Samsung, SK Innovation, LG Chem, Bosch, Honda and Dyson.
The initial ground truthing sampling program is the first phase in Anson’s low-cost exploration program at The Bull Project.
Drone magnetic and ground gravity surveys will be carried out over the main target area and data obtained will be used to produce high-resolution imagery for the interpretation of structural details and geometry.
Funds raised through the placement will be used to accelerate exploration across the company’s base metal portfolio in Western Australia, with a particular focus on The Bull nickel-copper-platinum group elements project.
An MLEM survey will be conducted over the next few months at the Bull Project in WA, with an initial small-scale drilling program to be carried out next quarter.
This indicates that The Bull has a similar geological terrane as Chalice Gold Mines' Julimar Nickel-Copper-PGE discovery correlating with the geophysical interpretation.
The Bull forms a key focus in the company’s WA base metal exploration portfolio especially with renewed interest in nickel sulphide mineralisation and associated copper and PGE minerals.
Up to 22 metres at 0.97% nickel, 1.08% chromium and 0.06% copper, including 8 metres at 1.24% nickel and 1.17% chromium from 16 metres has been assayed at the project in limited shallow historic drilling programs.
Initial mapping and XRF sampling has been completed by SRK Consulting with high grades of up to 26% uranium and 14% vanadium recorded.
The Bull Project is surrounded by Chalice’s Gonneville tenements, only 35 kilometres from Perth with access to all major infrastructure requirements such as major roads, rail and power.
The company has pegged an additional 26 square kilometres taking the Bull Project which is highly prospective for nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation, to 56 square kilometres.
The company is planning initial low-cost exploration programs at some of the highly prospective lead-zinc-copper-silver mineralisation targets at the project which were identified in a review of historical data.
The company has submitted a Plan of Operations for a re-entry program to the US Government for the Sunburst and Mineral Canyon wells at the project in Utah.
Funds raised will allow the company to accelerate development at its flagship Paradox Brine Project with a pre-feasibility study to begin this quarter.
Funds raised will allow the company to accelerate development at its flagship Paradox Brine Project with a pre-feasibility study to begin this quarter.
The company has made further progress towards development of its bromine and lithium production plan at the Paradox Brine Project in the USA with land and cultural surveys accepted by the Utah State Government.
The company recently made further progress towards development of its bromine and lithium production plan at its Paradox Brine Project in the USA with land and cultural surveys accepted by the Utah State Government.
The extension recognises the impact COVID-19 has had on the time taken for the prospectus and application forms to reach all shareholders.
The company is completing the required land and cultural and environmental surveys required for to prepare the plan of operations for the project.
Yellow Cat, which is 40 kilometres from the flagship Paradox Brine Project presents an opportunity to leverage investment in Paradox to develop another world-class project in the area.
A $2 million SPP will be followed by a top-up placement to raise a further $1 million from professional and sophisticated investors.
The company plans to build a production facility at a site 46 kilometres from the extraction wells at the Paradox Brine Project.
The company will seek access to power, natural gas, pipeline Rights of Ways (RoW) and extensions as well as road access.
The PEA results have confirmed the potential for a long-life, sustainable commercial-scale production with upcoming milestones including the beginning of a pre-feasibility study and offtake arrangements.
The Paradox Brine Project is within a mature oil and gas district with brines with historically high published concentrations of lithium.
The company has also raised $600,000 in a placement to help fund a PEA for the Paradox Brine Project in the US.
The halt will be in place until Friday, April 3, or when an announcement is released to the market.
The company is targeting mineral-rich brines in the deepest part of the Paradox Basin near Moab, Utah.
Anson’s consultant Veolia Water Technologies has successfully produced lithium hydroxide monohydrate, which will now be sent to potential customers.
The company has taken another step as it transitions from exploration and development into production and commercialisation.
Anson is targeting mineral-rich brines in the deepest part of the Paradox Basin near Moab in Utah, USA.
Bruce Richardson has acquired further shares in his second on-market transaction this month.
The funding comes from major shareholder Chia Tai, who has made multiple investments since 2017 and not divested any of its shareholdings.
Bruce Richardson has acquired a further 168,000 shares and now holds a total of more than 24 million.
The funding comes from major shareholder Chia Tai, who has made multiple investments in Anson since 2017 and not divested any of its shareholdings.
The company is focused on advancing its flagship Paradox Brine Project in the US state of Utah.
The bromine samples produced from the stage two test work will be offered to potential investors, end users and offtake partners.
By producing the bulk sample, Anson has successfully demonstrated its processing methodology for its flagship Paradox Brine Project in Utah, US.
The Paradox project’s resource has increased to 501 million tonnes of brine by including 4 additional clastic zones.
The test work is being undertaken by German contractor De Dietrich Process Systems GmbH, a specialist in designing bromine plants.
The strong assay results will feed into a resource update, which will be used in the upcoming scoping study.
It is understood that Anson has been the first to achieve this result from a commercial brine, sourced from its flagship Paradox Brine Project in Utah, US.
This production process is part of the company’s program to produce high-quality, low-impurity samples for testing by end-users and offtake partners.
Clastic Zones 17, 19 & 29 of the Skyline Unit 1 well successfully perforated, sampled and sent for assay.
Test work aims to prove that battery-grade lithium hydroxide can be produced from the project.
The new area will host Anson’s proposed industrial scale bromine modular plant and lithium pilot plant.
The benchmark was reached using equipment that can be easily upscaled to commercial production levels and readily available in the US.
The company is pursuing a multiple mineral and multiple revenue strategy as it looks to extract boron, bromine, iodine and lithium.
A modular bromine plant could produce early cash flow and save on development costs due to processing benefits.
The investment from Shanghai-based Chia Tai Xingye International shows its commitment to Anson’s Paradox Brine Project in the US.
The investment from the Shanghai-based strategic shareholder shows its commitment to the Paradox Brine Project.
Test work is designed to produce lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brine at its Paradox Project.
Anson established its maiden JORC resource by re-entering old oil wells, now it plans to re-enter two more wells for brine sampling.
The lease, when granted, will allow Anson to build infrastructure required for a lithium brine mining and processing operation.
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This appointment will assist the company to optimise the extraction of multiple chemical products from brine sourced from the Paradox project.
A Chinese cathode producer has confirmed Anson's lithium carbonate sample as being high-purity.
The brine will now be subject to ion exchange processing, which will produce purified lithium chloride eluate.