Turning Geological Waste into
Bankable Clean-Energy Assets

SPARK (Spodumene Processing & Advanced Recovery Kernel) is a pilot-first, modular lithium beneficiation platform designed to unlock stranded African lithium ore and anchor Nigeria into the global energy transition supply chain.

View Project Value How SPARK Works

Recovery Target: 80–85%

The Structural Gap

Africa hosts some of the world’s most significant lithium resources, yet vast volumes of 1.5–2.5% Li₂O spodumene are discarded as “waste” due to lack of processing infrastructure.

This is not a geology problem. It is an infrastructure problem.

Lost Value: Sub-economic ore abandoned
No Local Capture: Zero beneficiation
Supply Chain Risk: Informal, opaque flows

The SPARK Kernel

A repeatable, financeable processing kernel that converts marginal lithium ore into export-grade concentrate while de-risking scale through pilot validation.

Pilot First

24 TPD pilot validates metallurgy, recovery, and offtake before capital scale-up.

Modular Scale

Commercial deployment at 1,000 TPD built from proven, repeatable units.

Financeable Output

SC6 (5.5–6.0%) lithium concentrate ready for global battery markets.

Value Creation Engine

SPARK creates value by upgrading discarded geology into verified, traceable, exportable lithium feedstock. Economic returns are a consequence of disciplined processing and infrastructure efficiency.

• Annual Revenue Potential: ~US$120M
• EBITDA Potential: ~US$50–55M
• Payback Period: < 3 years

Commercial Benchmark

1,000 TPD Facility

Approx. US$35M CAPEX producing ~120,000 MT SC6 annually with environmentally aligned recovery.

Beyond the Pilot

SPARK is designed as an upstream anchor for Nigeria’s clean energy ecosystem, with expansion pathways into lithium chemicals, energy storage materials, and continental replication.

Engage With SPARK

We are engaging aligned capital, technical partners, and strategic facilitators.

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