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A Gusher for an Era of EVs?Lock Icon

The lithium race, like the boom that followed drillers striking oil in the Smackover Formation a century ago, could transform Magnolia, El Dorado and the entire region. read more >
Energy

Preliminary Study Foresees $1.27B Standard Lithium Project in Arkansas

Standard Lithium announces results from its preliminary study of the feasibility of a $1.27 billion lithium production project in southwest Arkansas. read more >
Energy / Investments / Manufacturing

Standard Lithium Bets Big on Arkansas (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

A global conglomerate born from the oil industry is, like other big companies, investing more money domestically in greener, more sustainable forms of energy. read more >
Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Construction / Investments / Legal

Triumphs and Doubts Bracket South Arkansas Lithium Play

Standard Lithium Ltd. gets Lanxess and Koch aboard, but some questions persist. read more >
Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Energy / Investments

Standard Lithium to Trade on NYSE American

A Canadian company making steady strides toward establishing a lithium extraction industry in south Arkansas passes another milestone, announcing approval to list its shares on the NYSE American exchange. read more >
Lanxess, the German chemical multinational with major bromine production infrastructure in south Arkansas.
Investments

In Early Action, Lanxess Converts Loan Into Standard Lithium Shares

Standard Lithium says Lanxess Corp. has embraced an early conversion of a $3.75 million loan — a move that suggests Lanxess' has high confidence in Standard's lithium project in Arkansas. read more >
Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Construction / Energy / Investments

More Focus on Lithium Flowing Under Arkansas

On the cusp of an electric vehicle revolution that could expand the market for lithium fivefold over the next 10 years, CEO Robert Mintak of Standard Lithium Ltd. is right where he wants to be. read more >
Investments / Public Companies

Lithium Project Expands in Arkansas, With Murphy Oil Keeping Watch

While Standard Lithium expanding its reach for brine in South Arkansas, Murphy Oil Corp. is noting that it also has brine fields near El Dorado, but no active plans to exploit them. read more >
Lanxess, the German chemical multinational with major bromine production infrastructure in south Arkansas.
Manufacturing

Lanxess Enters Battery Chemical Market, Extending Plans for Arkansas Lithium

Lanxess, the German multinational chemical maker that’s partnered in a major south Arkansas lithium-extraction project, will soon be producing electrolyte solutions for lithium-ion batteries. read more >
Standard Lithium Ltd. of Canada and Lanxess, based in Germany, have partnered to put a pilot plant at a Lanxess site near El Dorado to test extracting lithium from brine at a commercial scale. The plant is expected to be operational by October or November.
Manufacturing

Arkansas Lithium Passes Second Purification Test

The Canadian startup dedicated to creating a new lithium industry in Arkansas has proved a second method of purifying Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into high-quality lithium carbonate for the battery market. read more >
Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Investments

Remote From Canada, a Cheerleader for Arkansas Lithium

Robert Mintak, the crisp and precise CEO of Standard Lithium LLC, has been on a public relations tour that’s anything but standard, promoting south Arkansas’ lithium resources from 3,500 miles away. read more >
A Standard Lithium analytical chemist performs real-time tests on samples at the dedicated lab attached to the demonstration lithium extraction plant in El Dorado.
Construction

Lithium Projects Progress in South Arkansas

South Arkansas’ dreams for a high-tech lithium mining industry are looking more real this month, with a Canadian company starting designs for a large-scale commercial extraction plant. read more >
Standard Lithium Ltd. of Canada and Lanxess, based in Germany, have partnered to put a pilot plant at a Lanxess site near El Dorado to test extracting lithium from brine at a commercial scale. The plant is expected to be operational by October or November.

Lithium Mining Work Goes On, With COVID-19 Precautions

A Canadian company working to prove a commercial process of extracting battery-grade lithium for Arkansas' underground brine streams is keeping up its testing at a pilot plant near El Dorado applying new safety rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Robert Mintak
Construction / Manufacturing

Standard Lithium Completes Build-Out of Lithium Pilot Plant

Standard Lithium, which aims to mine south Arkansas' vast underground saltwater sea for lithium, has completed its industrial-scale extraction plant near El Dorado. read more >
Standard Lithium Ltd. of Canada and Lanxess, based in Germany, have partnered to put a pilot plant at a Lanxess site near El Dorado to test extracting lithium from brine at a commercial scale. The plant is expected to be operational by October or November.
Construction / Energy / Manufacturing

Lithium Project Getting Feet Wet Near El DoradoLock Icon

With a potential new lithium industry coming together in south Arkansas, Robert Mintak is putting up rather than shutting up. Standard Lithium's $10 million test plant, if successful, could pave the way to a nearly half-billion-dollar permanent operation pulling battery-grade lithium from the brine stream Lanxess AG is already mining for bromine. read more >
Construction / Manufacturing

Lithium Plant Components Coming to South ArkansasLock Icon

A starter kit for a new south Arkansas industry started rolling from Canada toward El Dorado last week. read more >
Standard Lithium Ltd. of Canada and Lanxess, based in Germany, have partnered to put a pilot plant at a Lanxess site near El Dorado to test extracting lithium from brine at a commercial scale. The plant is expected to be operational by October or November.
Construction / Energy / Manufacturing

Canadians Set to Tap Arkansas LithiumLock Icon

The Candian’s company, Standard Lithium Ltd., broke ground last week on a pilot plant in El Dorado, a key step toward a unique vision of pulling battery-grade lithium from a saltwater sea beneath south Arkansas. read more >
Robert Mintak
Construction / Manufacturing

Test Plant for Mining Lithium Breaks Ground in El Dorado

A Canadian company's plan to mine battery-grade lithium from the salty waters beneath south Arkansas took physical shape this month as Standard Lithium Ltd. of Vancouver broke ground on a demonstration plant near El Dorado. read more >
Construction / Investments / Manufacturing

Lithium Test Plant Coming to South ArkansasLock Icon

Standard Lithium Inc. has raised $10 million in equity financing for building and testing a pilot plant in Canada, then shipping it in containers to be reassembled at one of three El Dorado bromine production sites. read more >
Robert Mintak

Standard Lithium Resource Report Looks Good for South Arkansas Project

Standard Lithium Ltd., which wants to mine battery-grade lithium from the salty water beneath south Arkansas, has discovered "robust" amounts of the element in samples from the Smackover Formation. read more >