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State Regulators Reject Proposed Lithium Royalty Rate
The decision was unanimous, with Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission members saying the companies failed to prove the rate was fair and equitable. The companies argued that higher royalties could threaten their billion-dollar investment plans. read more >
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Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission Keeps Albemarle in Lithium Royalties Dispute
The commission disregarded an administrative law judge’s recommendation to consider dropping Albemarle from the application. read more >
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Arkansas Attorney Challenges Lithium Royalty Rate in South Arkansas
Until recently, only bromine has been refined profitably from the brine running deep below the surface of the Smackover Limestone Formation. But as lithium became a more valuable mineral, companies have been racing to lead a new direct lithium extraction industry. read more >
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Royalty Pains: Arkansas Rights Owners Call Lithium Offer Too Low
Five big players in south Arkansas’ emerging lithium industry are proposing a royalty rate for mineral rights owners, but they may have to dig a little deeper. read more >
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Standard Lithium Names Longtime Koch Exec David Park as New CEO
Outgoing CEO Robert Mintak, who led the company’s move into Arkansas, will stay on as an adviser through August 2025. read more >
Standard Lithium, Tetra Announce Concrete Plans For Lithium Plants
Standard Lithium announced a new partnership to accelerate the development of their lithium plant, while Tetra Technologies announced plans to build a bromine and lithium plant near Lewisville. read more >
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Bringing In the Brine: South Arkansas Lithium Projects Face Engineering Challenges
Companies have invested hundreds of millions to create an Arkansas lithium industry, the infrastructure for which will be costly.
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A History Lesson in Drilling
Robert Reynolds gives a living history of the oil and gas industry in south Arkansas, where the roots of his pioneer family reach back six generations. read more >
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Arkansas Lithium Is Now a Reality
The only remaining question is this: How big will the industry’s potential be? read more >
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Arkansas Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2023
Businesses and consumers in Arkansas and the rest of the country spent 2023 in the shadow of rising interest rates. Businesses dealt with other adversity, including rising insurance rates and a deadly March tornado. Other stories this year were more hopeful.
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Standard Lithium Boasts Test Plant Results Near El Dorado
The publicly traded Canadian company said two tests show that its lithium extraction process is "ready to scale." read more >
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Hints for Landowners On Lithium Royalties
Some of the people paying closest attention to the birth of a lithium industry in south Arkansas are the landowners with mineral rights leased out for their underground brine. read more >
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$365M Lithium Plant Plans Move Ahead for El Dorado
Vancouver-based Standard Lithium predicts commercial production will start in 2026. An even bigger project could come soon afterward. read more >
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Standard Lithium Begins Drilling in Lafayette County
The project is a key milestone for the Vancouver company and goes hand in hand with a project at a Lanxess bromine filtering operation in El Dorado. read more >
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Standard Lithium Announces 2 New Independent Directors
The new board members, experienced energy executives Claudia D’Orazio and Anca Rusu, are expected to provide additional expertise in project management and financial and human resources for the south Arkansas project. read more >
Koch Company Wins Contract With Standard Lithium
OPD LLC of Katy, Texas, specializes in engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of commercial facilities. read more >
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Standard Lithium Announces Hirings, Progress Toward El Dorado Plant
Two engineering experts with decades of experience managing energy and mining projects have joined the company. read more >
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Galvanic, Another Prospector, Finds Lode of Lithium in Arkansas Brine
The trove may hold enough lithium to produce batteries for 50 million electric cars, Galvanic President & CEO Brent Wilson told Arkansas Business. read more >
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El Dorado Lithium Project May Go West With 35-Mile Pipeline
A preliminary feasibility study is underway. read more >
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Standard Lithium, Lanxess Proceed Toward Big Plant in El Dorado
A new agreement between the two companies streamlines planning for the facility. read more >
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