E3 Metals rises on successful petro-lithium extraction bench tests

The TSX-V-quoted equity of technology firm E3 Metals Corp jumped on Wednesday following an announcement by the company that it has succeeded in concentrating raw brine from 75 mg/ℓ to 1 206 mg/ℓ lithium in less than three hours, while simultaneously removing 99% of the critical metal impurities. The bench-scale tests were completed by the University of Alberta and was independently verified by CIMIC Group’s mineral processing arm Sedgman Canada.