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Century Lithium Corp. is an advanced-stage lithium development company focused on its 100%-owned Angel Island lithium project in Esmeralda County, west-central Nevada, USA. Angel Island is a large-scale sedimentary lithium deposit with Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves supporting a projected mine life in excess of 60 years, with a 40-year production schedule targeting approximately 26,500 tonnes per annum of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The company is in the permitting stage and operates a lithium extraction facility in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.

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Electroflow Technologies Inc. is a start-up working on direct lithium extraction and refinement from low concentration brines using renewable electricity and minimal chemicals. The company turns overlooked saltwater resources into battery-ready materials, following a 'Brine to Battery. Made in America.' approach.

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Element3 is a Fort Worth-based critical materials company turning oilfield produced water into battery-grade lithium carbonate. Using direct lithium extraction technology, it unlocks a domestic lithium resource without new mines, new wells, or new pipelines. Element3 Resources was founded in 2021 to solve the shortfall in U.S. critical mineral production.

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Ellexco offers a chemical-free direct lithium extraction technology from aqueous sources and provides a novel approach to the lithium mining industry. The Ellexco team was founded in June 2021 and Ellexco LLC was founded in January 2023. The team participated in the Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize held by the US Department of Energy, won all three phases, and was selected as a Top 3 winner. Ellexco was selected as one of the Cleantech Open 2023 Cohorts and won the Northeast Regional Finals.

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Espiku specializes in water desalination, wastewater treatment, and lithium salts production. Its technologies treat high-salinity water, produced water from extractive industries, and support lithium production, providing a pathway to a secure and cleaner energy future while solving water management challenges in the extractive industry.

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ExSorbtion Inc. is commercializing a Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology acquired from SRI International. Its patented sorbents demonstrate high lithium selectivity, fast adsorption and regeneration, and long sorbent life (>500 cycles), with a regeneration process using carbon dioxide gas instead of acid. The company aims to become the highest-value supplier of lithium to enable electrification of everything.

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