Smackover Lithium, a joint venture (JV) between Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy company Equinor has completed sampling from its newest exploration well in the South West Arkansas (SWA) Project area and has recorded the highest lithium concentration to date at 616 mg/L lithium in brine.
The Lester well was completed in the second quarter of this year and concludes all sub-surface exploration activities for Phase 1 of the SWA Project.
Sampling of brines and subsequent analysis of the brine by an independent third-party certified laboratory demonstrated higher than expected lithium concentrations in the Lester brine. The average lithium concentration from three brine samples was 582 mg/L…