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Enertopia Corp
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Close 2018-04-23 C$ 0.07
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Enertopia, Genesis finish initial lithium brine tests

2018-04-24 09:16 ET - News Release

Mr. Robert McAllister reports

LITHIUM BRINE BENCH TESTING UPDATE

Enertopia Corp. has provided a synthetic lithium brine testing update for the recovery of lithium by its technology partner, Genesis Water Technologies Inc., a leader in specialized water treatment solutions.

Over the past month, Genesis Water has been performing system optimization tests on the various created synthetic brines by varying the amounts of source rock used in various solution makeups. These variables included rock to liquid ratios, varying pH levels and source rock leach times.

The created leach brine solutions will be tested independently in each of the process steps of the Genesis Water Enerlet lithium recovery process.

Upon optimization of each process step, the created leach brine solutions will be processed through the entire Genesis Water Enerlet process completely. The finished Li2CO3 (lithium carbonate) product will be dried and analyzed via ICP-AES to meet the required battery-grade purity.

All components during the optimization phase of testing have performed as expected. Over the next several weeks, solutions will be run through the optimized process for final testing of the lithium brine solutions and the Li2CO3 finished product. Testing to date has been on time and on budget. Based on the remaining test time required and subsequent time for the independent third party labs to perform its testing analysis, the company still expects to have final third party lab results by the end of May, 2018. Upon receiving all independent third party lab results, the company will provide a press release at such time to provide the bench test results.

"Genesis Water Technologies looks forward to the continued optimization of the leach process of the synthetic brine samples and our Genesis Water Enerlet lithium recovery process. We are enthusiastic to be on the cutting edge of advancements in lithium extraction to provide battery-grade lithium to the industry," stated technical manager, Nick Nicholas.

Next steps

The company continues to work aggressively to unlock the value of the lithium-bearing rock at, and near the surface, of the Clayton Valley lithium project. The company is currently compiling data for its first drill program as this will be necessary for selecting the location of source rock for its proposed pilot plant. Other preliminary work includes the review of on-site or offsite processing of the material for the pilot plant, and pilot plant location. Due to the excellent infrastructure in the area, the company has several options that are currently being explored.

"Enertopia looks forward to providing updates in the coming weeks as to the results of the bench test analysis and our continuing project work at our 100-per-cent-owned Clayton Valley lithium project, as well as continuing due diligence in the technology and mineral sectors. Modern technology is revolutionizing ways to mine and protect our environment. We are enthusiastic about becoming leaders in this revolution," stated president and chief executive officer, Robert McAllister.

About Enertopia Corp.

Enertopia is focused on using modern technology to build shareholder value. The company is working closely with Genesis Water Technologies on an exclusive process to recover and produce battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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