-- Pmet Resources (ASX:PMT) produced around 4.5 tonnes of 6.1% grade of lithium oxide spodumene concentrate at low iron levels from the CV5 pegmatite using a dense media separation-only pilot plant at its wholly-owned Shaakichiuwaanaan property, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.
The test work provided a data point for assessing lithium recovery from high-grade feed, and it is expected to advance offtake discussions and downstream processing initiatives, per the filing.
The tailings streams from the pilot plant generated "significant" quantities of feed material for the feasibility-level tantalum recovery program, the filing said.
The company's shares rose nearly 2% in recent trading on Monday.