Prairie Lithium takes delivery of four-column DLE unit on site in Saskatchewan

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a global leader in process and laboratory measurement technology, offering a broad portfolio of instruments, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has taken delivery of North America's largest commercial direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit comprising four columns at its Prairie project, in Saskatchewan, marking another milestone as the company advances toward Phase 1 commercial lithium production. The arrival of the DLE unit represents a derisking event and enables the next phase of equipment installation and commissioning, which remains on track for the fourth quarter of the year. Prairie has already established substantial infrastructure on site, including production and disposal wells, electrical infrastructure and a power transformer. The DLE unit is about four times larger than the commercial DLE system currently deployed at Standard Lithium's Arkansas project, where a single column was installed in March 2024 and is achieving industry-leading results. "This milestone demonstrates the scale of Prairie's Phase 1 development and our ambition to become a leading commercial DLE producer in North America," says chairperson Paul Lloyd. Lithium produced from Phase 1 operations is already secured under a binding offtake agreement with Hydro Lithium, which will purchase 100% of production.