The technology is housed in a self-contained unit and takes the lithium chloride feed produced by the company’s existing direct lithium extraction (DLE) demonstration plant.
The new exploration rights form a continuous block on the southwest border of Ivanhoe's existing Platreef mining rights at Turfspruit and Macalacaskop.
European business groups representing consumers oppose any restrictions against Russian aluminum, saying they could put thousands of companies out of business.