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Lithium from Brine

The brine production industry is well established in Arkansas and has been continuously producing brine for the extraction of specific elements from brine, such as Bromine and other elements since the 1950’s. Lithium extraction will be an additional element extracted from the brine and will be regulated under the Arkansas Brine Production Act and in accordance with the Arkansas Brine Production Regulatory Program. Leasing for Lithium extraction and test well activity to define the Lithium potential from Arkansas Brine is currently occurring. Brine Units have been authorized by Commission Order, with several units, as described below, currently authorized to profitably extract Lithium. A list of the existing Commission Orders, Dockets, and locations concerning brine units, brine production, and Lithium production are included below:

2026

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
TETRA Technologies, Inc Evergreen Brine Production and Evergreen Expansion Brine Unit 001-2026-01 001-2026-01 Lafayette and Columbia Evergreen Unit

2025

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
SWA Lithium LLC Integration Of The Reynolds Brine Unit 073-2025-10 073-2025-10
073-2025-10 (corrected) 		Lafayette and Columbia Reynolds Brine Unit
Saltwerx, LLC Determination of Fair & Equitable Compensation for Lithium Extracted from Brine Produced from the Pine Brine Production Unit 035-2025-06 035-2025-06 Lafayette and Miller Pine Brine Unit
SWA Lithium, LLC Determination of Fair & Equitable Compensation for Lithium Extracted from Brine Produced from the Reynolds Brine Production Unit 032-2025-05 032-2025-05 Columbia and Lafayette Reynolds Brine Unit
SWA Lithium LLC Order Establishing a Brine Unit 026-2025-04 026-2025-04
026-2025-04 (SUPP) 		Lafayette and Columbia Reynolds Brine Unit
Saltwerx, LLC Order Establishing a Brine Unit; Unleased Mineral Interest Integration 024-2025-04 024-1-2025-04
024-2-2025-04 		Lafayette and Miller Pine Brine Unit
TETRA Technologies, Inc Order Establishing an Expansion Brine Unit; Unleased Mineral Interest Integration 023-2025-04 023-1-2025-04
023-2-2025-04 		Columbia Evergreen Expansion Brine Unit

2024

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Albemarle Corporation, Saltwerx LLC, SWA Lithium LLC, LANXESS Corporation, and TETRA Technologies Inc Determination of Royalty for Profitable Extraction of Lithium from Brine Solution 050-2024-09 050-2024-09 Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, and Union Multiple
TETRA Technologies, Inc Amendment of Order No. 022-1-2023-04 041-2024-07 041-2024-07 Lafayette & Columbia Evergreen Brine Unit
Albemarle Corporation Order Confirming the Pilot Plant Operation will not Constitute "Profitable Extraction" of Lithium Chloride 040-2024-07 040-2024-07 Columbia West Brine Field

2023

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
STAFF Request for Director's Authority During Lithium Exploratory Operations 096A-2023-12
LANXESS Corporation and Arkansas Lithium Corporation Authority to Operate Pilot Plant & Establish Lithium Royalty 083-2023-10 083-1-2023-10 (corrected)
083-2-2023-10 		Union South Brine Unit and South Expansion Brine Unit
LANXESS Corporation Unleased Mineral Interest Integration within Brine Unit 061-2023-09 061-2023-09 Union Central Expansion Brine Unit
LANXESS Corporation and Arkansas Lithium Corporation Extension of Authority to Operate Pilot Plant and Request for Continuance of Hearing on Establishment of Lithium Carbonate Royalty Amount 058-2023-08 058-2023-08 Union South Brine Unit and South Expansion Brine Unit
TETRA Technologies, Inc Order Establishing the Evergreen Brine Unit for the production of Brine 022-2023-04 022-1-2023-04
022-2-2023-04 (corrected) 		Lafayette & Columbia Evergreen Brine Unit

2022

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
LANXESS Corporation Order to Establish the Central Expansion Brine Unit 095-2022-12 095-2022-12 Union Central Expansion Brine Unit
LANXESS Corporation and Arkansas Lithium Corporation Authority to Operate the Pilot Plant; Establishment of Methodology for Determining Royalties 092-2022-12 092-2022-12 Union South Brine Unit and South Expansion Brine Unit

2021

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
LANXESS Corporation Amendment to Order Reference No. BU 3-95 100-2021-12 100-2021-12 Union West Plant Brine Unit
LANXESS Corporation & Arkansas Lithium Corporation Order No. 057-2018-10 Extension 088-2021-10 088-2021-10 Union South Brine Unit and South Expansion Brine Unit

2018

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation; Arkansas Lithium Corporation Deployment and Operation of Pilot Plant 057-2018-10 057-2018-10 Union South Brine Unit and South Expansion Brine Unit

2016

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Great Lakes Chemic Corporation Creation of a Brine Unit 086-2016-11 086-1-2016-11
086-2-2016-11 		Union South Expansion Brine Unit

2007

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation; Tetra Technologies, Inc. Payment of Royalty on Certain Salts to be Produced from a Proposed Salt Extraction Plant 173-2007-04 173-2007-04 Union West Plant Brine Unit

1995

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Order Requiring Unit Operation of Certain Lands in the West Plant Unit, for the production of Brine from the Smackover Lime Formation BU 3-95 BU 3-95 Union West Plant Brine Unit
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Order Requiring Unit Operation of Certain Lands in the Central Brine Unit, for the production of Brine from the Smackover Lime Formation BU 2-95 BU 2-95 Union Central Brine Unit
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Order Requiring Unit Operation of Certain Lands in the South Plant Unit, for the production of Brine from the Smackover Lime Formation BU 1-95 BU 1-95 Union South Plant Brine Unit

1983

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Ethyl Corporation Order Requiring Unit Operation of Certain Lands in the Atlanta Field for the production of Brine from the Smackover Lime Formation BU 1-83 BU 1-83 Columbia Brine Unit A

1982

Operator Title Docket No. Order No. County Field Name
Ethyl Corporation Order Requiring Unit Operation of Certain Lands in the Atlanta Field for the production of Brine from the Smackover Lime Formation BU 1-82
BU 1-82A 		BU 1-82
BU 1-82A 		Columbia Brine Unit A


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