Cornish Lithium Plc

Cornish Lithium Plc, based in Cornwall, UK, specializes in sustainable lithium extraction from geothermal waters and hard rock. Utilizing advanced Direct Lithium Extraction technology, the company supports the clean energy transition by supplying critical battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

Company Location

Country:

United Kingdom

City:

Penryn, Cornwall

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Company Overview

Cornish Lithium Plc is a mineral exploration and development company founded in 2016 and based in Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is dedicated to sustainably extracting lithium and other critical battery metals for the global transition to clean energy, leveraging environmentally responsible practices to establish a domestic lithium supply.

Battery Technology

Cornish Lithium extracts lithium from geothermal brines using advanced Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology and from mica minerals in granite through its Trelavour Hard Rock Project. It operates the UK’s first low-emission lithium hydroxide demonstration plant to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide with reduced carbon emissions.

Products

Battery-grade lithium compounds produced from geothermal brines and battery-grade lithium hydroxide samples from the low-emission demonstration plant.

Recent Projects

Launched the UK’s first low-emission lithium hydroxide demonstration plant at the Trelavour Hard Rock Project in 2024; submitted planning for a lithium extraction facility at the Cross Lanes geothermal site using DLE technology; formed a strategic partnership with HELM AG to develop a European lithium supply chain.

Investors

The company’s investors include TechMet ($30M), UK Infrastructure Bank (£24M), The Energy & Minerals Group (£24M), and over £10M raised through crowdfunding.

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