Lepidico (ASX:LPD) has advised that the Trelavour Hard Rock Project in Cornwall, which will employ Lepidico’s proprietary hydrometallurgical lithium processing technologies under licence, has been designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project by the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government.
Lepidico’s Managing Director Joe Walsh said, “The directive from the UK Government’s Secretary of State that the Trelavour lithium mica project should be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project represents a significant endorsement of Lepidico’s proprietary patented process technologies. A £9 million (A$17.7 million) demonstration plant to process Trelavour lithium mica mineralisation is currently in the advanced stages of construction, with chemical conversion via L-Max® and LOH-Max® to produce a nominal battery grade lithium hydroxide. We congratulate Cornish Lithium on this significant achievement.”