Anson Resources Ltd (ASX:ASN) is preparing to re-enter two historical oil wells early in 2019 after receiving approval to do so late last year.
The two wells, Skyline Unit 1 and Long Canyon No 2 are expected to provide data that will be used in the estimate of a JORC resource at the Paradox Lithium Brine Project in Utah.
The planned location of the lithium pilot plant has also been completed and the design and construction of the pilot plant has commenced.
READ: Anson Resources receives permit to re-enter two oil wells
Test work underway since July 2018
Anson has also been testing the suitability of a lilac solutions process to extract lithium from the brine at the Paradox Lithium Project.
The process uses a newly developed technology that extracts only the lithium from the brine using an adsorption methodology.
Test work on the Paradox Lithium Brine has been underway since July 2018.
Other minerals including boron, bromide, iodine and magnesium are not recovered using this process.