Century Lithium Corp. congratulates First Phosphate Corp. on their successful production of commercial-grade lithium iron phosphate (“LFP”) 18650-type battery cells. High-purity phosphoric acid and iron powder from First Phosphate’s Bégin-Lamarche property in Quebec, Canada, as well as lithium carbonate from Century’s Angel Island, which was produced at Century’s Demonstration Plant in Nevada, USA, were among the North American critical minerals used to create the LFP cathode and anode materials for the First Phosphate 18650 LFP battery cells.
“Century Lithium is very pleased that First Phosphate found our lithium carbonate suitable for use in producing LFP battery cells,” stated Bill Willoughby, Century Lithium President and CEO. “Century Lithium continues to advance Angel Island through permitting, engineering, and innovation at the Company’s demonstration plant in Nevada. We see a bright future for lithium-based chemistries. We believe LFP batteries, in particular, will have an important place in the future of mobile and stationary energy storage systems. We look forward to continuing to support First Phosphate as we work together to strengthen the North American supply chain.”
The LFP 18650 battery cells were assembled for First Phosphate by Ultion Technologies Inc. at their pilot facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Century Lithium Corp. is an advanced-stage lithium company focused on developing its wholly owned Angel Island project in Esmeralda County, Nevada, which hosts one of the largest sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States. The company has utilized its patent-pending process for chloride leaching combined with direct lithium extraction to make battery-grade lithium carbonate product samples from Angel Island’s lithium-bearing claystone on-site at its Demonstration Plant in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.
Angel Island is one of the few advanced lithium projects in development in the United States to provide an end-to-end process to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market. Angel Island is currently in the permitting stage for a three-phase feasibility-level production plan expected to yield an estimated life-of-mine average of 34,000 tonnes per year of carbonate over a 40-year mine life.
