Aqueous Resources Signs Contract for USD $250,000 Colorado Grant
VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Alchemist Mining Incorporated (the "Company" or "Alchemist") (CSE: AMS) is pleased to announce that Aqueous Resources LLC ("Aqueous") was awarded a definitive contract for the USD$250,000 (CDN$330,000) grant previously announced by the Colorado Global Business Development division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). On May 18, 2023, OEDIT announced that Aqueous was selected for an Early-Stage Capital and Retention grant that supports businesses commercializing innovative and disruptive technologies in the advanced industries that will be created or manufactured in Colorado.
On June 13, 2023, Alchemist entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the securities of Aqueous (the "Transaction"). Alchemist expects to close the Transaction shortly and upon closing, Aqueous would become a wholly-owned subsidiary. For details on the Transaction, see the Company's press release of June 13, 2023.
Scott Taylor, stated "We are very happy to see that Aqueous Resources is receiving recognition and support of the Colorado State Government through OEDIT to support the rapid commercialization of its AcQUATM modular Direct Lithium Extraction systems. This was a highly competitive process and we are proud of the Aqueous team in Denver being selected as one of the premier CleanTech companies in the State of Colorado. A fully operational DLE processing facility has been commissioned in Denver, Colorado, USA. We are now focused on processing continental brines from several strategic resource owners located in the United States, Argentina, and Chile. The Company's mission is to become the trusted standard for economic, environmentally efficient and sustainable lithium resource development."
About Aqueous Resources LLC
Aqueous, a company existing under the laws of the State of Colorado, is the sole owner of AcQUATM a patent pending technology for an electro-pressure membrane process and method for recovery and concentration of lithium chloride from aqueous sources (the "Technology"), and has built a complete pilot system for processing brines using their proprietary process in their laboratory facility in Denver.
AcQUATM is a unique modular technology is capable of pre-treatment, selective purification, and concentration of lithium-enriched brines prior to extracting lithium chloride. The unique AcQUATM technology avoids the typical challenges faced by chemically intensive DLE technologies currently in development phase. AcQUATM enables lithium brine resource operators to deploy economically viable and sustainable field-ready extraction solutions that will substantially reduce water consumption by recycling 98.5% of the input brine water and eliminate the use of evaporation ponds in the pre-treatment and concentration phases of production.
AcQUATM aids mineral resource owners in extracting multiple aqueous minerals of economic interest, including lithium, boron, and sodium carbonate at a substantially lower capital expenditure per tonne of LCE production annually.
By eliminating the inefficient, slow, and environmentally harmful pre-treatment evaporation ponds, AcQUATM aids in yielding sustainable lithium production and will help unlock stranded continental brine resources located in the United States. The fundamental DLE technology is a mature, field proven, operational system augmented from produced water management in the energy sector.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Scott Taylor - CEO
Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", "may", "should", "would", "will", "potential", "scheduled" or variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. All statements in this news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations and orientations regarding the future including, without limitation, that the acquisition of Aqueous Resources will close shortly, that the Company will become the trusted standard for economic, environmentally efficient and sustainable lithium resource development, that AcQUATM's process has the ability to substantially reduce water consumption, that AcQUATM's process has the ability to permit extraction of aqueous minerals at a substantially lower capital expenditure and AcQUATM's process has the ability to yield sustainable lithium production and unlock stranded continental brine resources. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable and reflect expectations of future developments and other factors which management believes to be reasonable and relevant, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that market fundamentals will support the viability of lithium exploration, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with future operations and the exploration of the property, the availability of the financing required for the Company to carry out its planned future activities, and the availability of and the ability to retain and attract qualified personnel. Other factors may also adversely affect the future results or performance of the Company, including general economic, market or business conditions, future prices of minerals including lithium, changes in the financial markets and in the demand for minerals, including lithium, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting the mineral exploration industry, as well as the risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in the Company's annual and quarterly management's discussion and analysis and in other filings made by the Company with Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company's SEDAR profile. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, labour shortages, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the global financial climate and the conflict in Ukraine and surrounding regions are some additional factors that are affecting current economic conditions and increasing economic uncertainty, which may impact the Company's operating performance, financial position, and future prospects. Collectively, the potential impacts of this economic environment pose risks that are currently indescribable and immeasurable. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly, are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward–looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
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