EnergyX Project Lonestar DLE Plant
Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Hooks, Texas, United States
Source: Geomechanics.io
EnergyX has commissioned Project Lonestar in Hooks, Texas, the first US direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant processing local Smackover formation brines, with a 250 t/y lithium carbonate equivalent demonstration capacity and a US$30 million capex. The integrated DLE and refining facility will generate 5–25 t batches of battery-grade lithium for qualification, validate process economics and recove
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Energy Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
- Location
- Hooks, Texas, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Geomechanics.io
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Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | EnergyX has commissioned Project Lonestar in Hooks, Texas, the first US direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant processing local Smackover formation brines, with a 250 t/y lithium carbonate equivalent demonstration capacity and a US$30 million capex. The integrated DLE and refining facility will generate 5–25 t batches of battery-grade lithium for qualification, validate process economics and recovery performance at industrial scale, and de-risk a planned >US$1 billion commercial plant across EnergyX’s 47,500-acre position. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Texas |
City | Hooks |
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Source | Geomechanics.io |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Energy Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial |
Article published date | 2026-04-01 |
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