Standard Lithium

V.SLL, Standard LithiumStandard Lithium (SLL: TSX-V | STLHF: OTCQX | Xetra: S5L.F) is focused on unlocking the value of existing large-scale US based lithium brine resources that can be brought into production quickly. The company believes new lithium production can be brought on stream rapidly by minimizing project risks at selection stage; resource, political & geographic, regulatory & permitting, and by leveraging advances in lithium extraction technologies and processes.

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Standard Lithium Receives Nasdaq International Designation

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SLL) (OTC-Nasdaq Intl. Designation: STLHF) (FRA: S5L), is pleased to announce that Standard Lithium has been admitted into the Nasdaq International Designation program under the symbol OTC – Nasdaq International Designation: STLHF. This is an over-the-counter (OTC) platform designed for non-U.S. companies. The program provides member companies with Nasdaq’s visibility offering, allowing for greater access to U.S.-based investors.

“Our project development focus is on U.S. based assets and with the Nasdaq Intl. Designation we hope to expand the Company’s visibility across U.S. capital markets and increase shareholder confidence and liquidity,” said Standard Lithium CEO, Robert Mintak.

Member companies of the Nasdaq International Designation are not listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC. and are not subject to the same listing or qualification standards applicable to securities listed or traded on an exchange.  The Company’s Nasdaq International Designation profile page can be found on http://business.nasdaq.com/list/International-Designation/cronos-group.html

About Standard Lithium Ltd.
The company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover formation. It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake lithium projects located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793
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Standard Lithium Provides Processing and Pilot Plant Update

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SLL) (OTCQX: STLHF) (FRA: S5L), is pleased to provide an update regarding the Company’s rapid progress in developing and building a large-scale Pilot Plant for deployment at the Arkansas project site.  The Company and its Scientific Advisory Team have been developing, testing and optimising proprietary lithium extraction and crystallisation technologies on Smackover brines for over a year, and are now at the stage where the process flowsheet is sufficiently tested and proven to allow procurement and fabrication to commence on the full-scale Pilot Plant.

A lithium extraction Mini-Pilot Plant has been operated continuously for long durations, and has demonstrated that lithium can be selectively extracted from raw Smackover brine (i.e. with no pre-treatment other than pH adjustment); can be converted into a concentrated and substantially purified (compared to the feed brine) lithium chloride solution; that the lithium-loaded sorbent material can be continuously regenerated and recycled to the extraction stage; and that overall lithium extraction efficiencies of over 90% can be achieved.  Completion of this work has allowed design of the large-scale lithium extraction Pilot Plant to be sufficiently completed, such that procurement of long lead-time equipment has commenced.  The procurement and fabrication of the lithium extraction Pilot Plant is being performed by Zeton Inc. at their design and fabrication facility in Burlington, Ontario.  Once fabrication of the modular Pilot Plant is complete, it will be shipped to the Project site in southern Arkansas for installation, commissioning and operation.  Initial site investigation and civil/mechanical engineering design work have commenced at the Project site, and it is expected that all site preparation and brine/utility interconnections will be completed well in advance of deployment of the Pilot Plant modules to the Project site.

In addition, the Company has been performing testwork to selectively crystallise ‘battery-grade’ lithium carbonate directly from the concentrated lithium chloride solutions produced by the Company’s proprietary lithium extraction technology.  This testwork has been successful in making high purity lithium carbonate material (>99.5% purity), and as previously announced (see Standard Lithium news release 06th June 2018), the Company and its technology partners are currently fabricating a Pilot scale crystallisation plant.  This first Pilot scale plant will be capable of running continuously, and will serve as proof-of-concept that Standard Lithium’s proprietary crystallisation technology can be used in place of existing OEM crystallisation technologies.  Should initial testing be successful, then a larger Pilot/Demo scale crystalliser will be constructed for deployment at the Project site.

Dr. Andy Robinson, President and COO of Standard Lithium commented, “Our Scientific Advisory Team and technology partners have been working tirelessly over the past 12 months to develop modern, efficient and scaleable technology solutions appropriate for deployment at our Project site in Arkansas.  We’re very excited that we’re now at the stage where procurement and construction of the full-scale Pilot equipment has commenced, and all project activities are aligned towards deploying the full-scale modular Pilot plant in the first part of 2019.  Standard Lithium has some significant milestones ahead of us in the next two quarters, and we look forward to sharing more details on our projects and proprietary process technologies as we issue technical reports over the coming months.

Quality Assurance
Dr. Ron Molnar, Professional Metallurgical Engineer (Ontario P.E.# 100111288) and Ross Lewis, Professional Engineer (APEGBC#116613), are qualified persons as defined by NI 43-101, and have reviewed and approved the relevant scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release.  Dr. Molnar and Mr. Lewis are independent of the Company.

About Standard Lithium Ltd.
The Company’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations utilising the Company’s proprietary selective extraction technology.  The Company is also pursuing the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases located in southwestern Arkansas and approximately 45,000 acres of mineral leases located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.  This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

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Standard Lithium Reports up to 461 mg/L Lithium From Brines at Southwest Arkansas Project

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLL) (OTCQX:STLHF) (FRA:S5L), is pleased to report laboratory results of high-quality lithium brines recovered from the Smackover Formation from the Company’s project area in southwestern Arkansas.  Four brine samples recovered from two existing wells in the project area showed lithium concentrations ranging between 347–461 mg/L lithium, with an average of 450 mg/L lithium in one of the wells, and 350 mg/L in the other.

Dr. Andy Robinson, President and COO of Standard Lithium commented, “the latest brine data from the Smackover Formation are an excellent demonstration of the quality of lithium brine available to the Company at their projects in southwest Arkansas.  We are now at the point where we’ve completed all geological modelling of our Project area in Lafayette and Columbia Counties, and with these recent geochemical data, we are putting the finishing touches to our maiden resource report and hope to be able to release the report describing this important resource in the near future.

The brines were sampled from preexisting oil and gas wells that had been previously drilled into the Smackover Formation, and were completed at depths of approximately 9,300 ft (2,830 m) below ground level.  Some historical infrastructure (production tubing, packers etc.) was removed from the two holes, and new production tubing was installed in the wells to allow for sampling.  Other than this minimal work, the wells were found to be in good condition, were perforated in the correct zone for brine production (the ‘Reynolds’ Unit within the Smackover Formation), and produced large volumes of brine from the formation using a readily-available workover rig.  All work was completed by, and in partnership with, the oil and gas operator responsible for the wells.  Brine samples were sent to WETLAB Testing Laboratory in Sparks Nevada for full brine analysis.

Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium stated “The recent sampling results confirm our development strategy of acquiring assets with substantial data and existing infrastructure, as we were able to complete this work program at minimal cost to the Company and shareholders.  With our key agreements and partnerships in place, a maiden resource report and a demonstration plant on the horizon, we believe the Company’s southern Arkansas projects are set to play a leading role in the next wave of lithium producers.

Quality Assurance

Raymond Spanjers, Registered Professional Geologist (SME No. 3041730), is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, and has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release.  Mr. Spanjers is not independent of the Company as he is an officer in his role as Vice President, Exploration and Development.

About Standard Lithium Ltd.
The Company’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations utilizing the Company’s proprietary selective extraction technology.  The Company is also pursuing the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases located in southwestern Arkansas and approximately 45,000 acres of mineral leases located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.  This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

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Standard Lithium Welcomes Nobel Laureate, Professor Karl Barry Sharpless to Its Scientific Advisory Council

Standard Lithium Ltd. (TSXV: SLL) (OTCQX: STLHF) (FRA: S5L) (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”), is very pleased to announce the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Professor Barry Sharpless to the Company’s Scientific Advisory Council.

Dr. Andy Robinson, President and COO of Standard Lithium commented, “It is truly a distinct honour to welcome Professor Sharpless, a chemist of global significance, to our Scientific Advisory Council.

Professor Sharpless is the W. M. Keck professor of chemistry at Scripps Research, where he has been a faculty member since 1990. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for his work on chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions. Since this landmark achievement, Prof. Sharpless has continued to be a luminary in the field, creating chemical tools that have been adopted by nearly every field of modern science. For his numerous contributions, the American Chemical Society (ACS) will award Professor Sharpless the 2019 Priestley Medal, the highest honor bestowed by ACS. His national and international awards include the inaugural Paul Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis, the King Faisal International Prize in Science, the Rhone Poulenc Medal, the Chemical Sciences Award of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Benjamin Franklin Medal and the Wolf Prize.

Standard Lithium CEO, Robert Mintak commented “I would like to thank Professors Jason Hein and Pierre Kennepohl of UBC for introducing Standard Lithium to Professor Sharpless. Knowing that the innovative and groundbreaking lithium processing work underway by Professors Hein, Kennepohl and our team is such that it piqued the interest of Professor Sharpless is extremely rewarding, and we are thrilled to welcome Professor Sharpless to our Scientific Council“.

About Standard Lithium Ltd.

The Company’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations utilizing the Company’s proprietary selective extraction technology. The Company is also pursuing the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases located in southern Arkansas and approximately 45,000 acres of mineral leases located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino county, California.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.. This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information. These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information. Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

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STANDARD LITHIUM ENGAGES HYBRID FINANCIAL

July 06, 2018 – Vancouver, BC – Standard Lithium Ltd. has retained the services of Hybrid Financial Ltd. for strategic investor relations services. Specific duties include initiating and mat;p&intaining contact with the financial community, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders for the purpose of increasing awareness of the company and its U.S.-based, brownfield lithium brine projects.

Hybrid was founded in early 2011 to provide retail-focused origination and distribution services to the investment management industry throughout North America. Hybrid is based in Toronto, Ont., and also has an office in Montreal, Que. Neither Hybrid nor any of its directors and officers own any securities of the company.

Pursuant to the agreement with the company, Hybrid will perform strategic investor relations services for the company for an initial period of six months, subject to agreed upon extension by the parties. In consideration for such services, the company will pay a monthly retainer fee of $14,000 and will grant 300,000 incentive stock options. The options are exercisable at a price of $1.21 and vest in four equal tranches over a 12-month period. The agreement and the options granted thereby are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.</p>

About Standard Lithium Ltd.
The company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover formation. It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake lithium projects located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino county, California.

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Lithium Cash Crunch?

Bloomberg has an interesting article out on the difficulties lithium producers are having raising cash to go into production,

“Battery producers and automakers “have absolutely no clue on how long it takes to be able to put a mining project into operation,” said Guy Bourassa, chief executive officer of Nemaska Lithium Inc., which spent about 18 months piecing together a complex C$1.1 billion ($830 million) funding program for a mine and processing plant in Quebec. “There will be a big problem — it’s going to be an impediment” to raising supply, he said.

An “inability to access traditional funds has delayed the development of the sector,” said Richard Seville, CEO of Brisbane-based Orocobre Ltd., which began lithium sales in 2015 from northern Argentina, and experienced difficulty boosting output. “These projects aren’t easy — so the banks just don’t want to go there.”

Part of the problem is that lenders remain cautious of the risk of another commodity slump, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation’s largest bank, said in an August presentation. It declined to comment specifically on the lithium market.”

Read the whole thing here.

In the face of the banks and conventional funders’ reluctance to take on lithium projects, some brine producers are de-risking their assets to the point of production and then looking for off take agreements which will serve as the plinth upon which the CAPEX can be funded. Others are looking at low CAPEX lithium solutions – our friends at Standard Lithium V.SLL are using low cost methods to process after brines and MGX Minerals (C.XMG) are looking at processing waste water from petroleum operations.

Banks and other senior financing institutions have adopted a “show me” attitude – so companies like Millennial Lithium (V.ML) and Advantage Lithium (V.ALL) are doing just that. Millennial just retained consultants to produce a Feasibility Study for its flagship Pastos Grandes Project in Salta, Argentina and Advantage just updated its  NI43-101 report on the resource upgrade of the Company’s flagship Cauchari Lithium Project in Jujuy, Argentina in preparation of a PEA in Q3 2018.

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Standard Lithium Names 5W Public Relations as Agency of Record

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLL) (FRA:S5L) is pleased to announce that 5W Public Relations, one of the top 10 independently owned PR firms in the U.S., has been named PR Agency of Record for the Company.

“There is so much opportunity to showcase value within the lithium space,” said Ronn Torossian, CEO and Founder of 5W Public Relations. “We are excited to be working with Standard Lithium’s team to help expand the Company’s profile among investors, while also educating the general public on lithium’s prominence and significance in our current landscape.”

Standard Lithium is leading the next generation of lithium project developers by focusing on brownfield, operating large-scale US-based projects. When dealing with a critical mineral that is in high demand such as lithium, the Company is focused on managing risk, staying ahead of geographic and political regulatory measures and implementing the right extraction and processing technology to better streamline all projects— from the selection stage all the way to the actual extraction.

“5W has built a reputation for delivering results and building brand profiles that align with a client’s objectives,” says Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium. “We have full confidence in their team’s ability to broaden our audience and highlight our unique approach to project development that sets us apart and positions Standard Lithium as a leader in the sector.”

The engagement of 5W Public Relations is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.  The agreement with 5W provides for a minimum term of six months, at a rate of US$12,500 per month.  This rate will increase by seven percent after an initial twelve-month term. The agreement may be terminated upon thirty days notice following completion of the minimum term.

About Standard Lithium

Standard’s value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of large-scale brownfield domestic brine resources, led by an innovative and results-oriented management team with a strong focus on technical skills and modern brine processing technologies.  The Company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from 150,000+ acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of 30,000+ acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover Formation.  It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake Lithium Projects located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.  All of Standard Lithium’s Project areas have significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail access, abundant electricity and water sources, and already permitted brine extraction and processing operations.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”.  Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

About 5W Public Relations:
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR and Communications agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 145 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and digital strategy, 5W brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communications.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Standard Lithium Provides Updates on Fully Funded Resource Assessments Program Underway

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLL) (FRA:S5L) is pleased to provide the following updates on the Company’s fully funded resource assessment programs underway at its two brownfield lithium brine project locations.

In Arkansas, the Company has begun sampling at all current, active, and permitted brine production wells from the 150,000+ acres of brine leases recently announced by the Company on May 9th, 2018 (link to news release here).  The Company has also received total brine production data from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (the “AOGC”) for the last six years of production.  The Company will continue sampling brine from these active production wells at regular intervals over the next one to two months.  Analyses from this sampling program, combined with production volume data from the AOGC and extensive geophysical data the Company has received, will be used to assist in completing a forthcoming resource assessment for this large brine lease area.

In the area of Standard Lithium’s 30,000+ acre brine lease package announced January 8, 2018 (link to news release here), the Company is working with an existing operator allowing the Company to access existing wells to confirm well completion and integrity and will conduct brine sampling through a program that will purge static brine from the wells to allow flow of representative Smackover Formation brines to the surface.  The chemistry and flow data collected from the wells, combined with extensive historical lithium brine information from the lease package, will be incorporated into the forthcoming resource assessment for the 30,000+ acre Standard Lithium lease area.

In California, the Company has successfully completed six of a seven exploration drill program, and a new drilling rig is scheduled to be mobilised to the Bristol Dry Lake Project site to complete the final and deepest exploration borehole at the project.  As part of the Company’s on-going brine processing work, a third series of evaporation pond tests at the Mojave project has been completed, and the concentrated brine from this testing round will be shipped to the Company’s mini-Pilot plant site for additional process testing work.  A round of brine sampling has also been completed from the brine production wells at the neighbouring Cadiz Dry Lake Project and data will be incorporated into the ongoing resource model compilation.

Dr. Andy Robinson, COO and President of Standard Lithium, commented, “Having access to permitted and operating wells in areas of our Southern Arkansas project for brine sampling is a unique data gathering opportunity.” Dr Robinson added, “With our exploration program in California near completion and our technical teams processing the huge amount of geological, geophysical and hydrogeological data available in Southern Arkansas, we are now close to having a complete conceptual model for all of our lithium brine project areas, and this current phase of work will round-out our resource model assessments, which we hope to finalise later this summer.”

Quality Assurance

Raymond Spanjers, Registered Professional Geologist (SME No. 3041730), is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, and has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release.  Mr. Spanjers is not independent of the Company as he is an officer in his role as Vice President, Exploration and Development.

About Standard Lithium

Standard’s value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of large-scale brownfield domestic brine resources, led by an innovative and results-oriented management team with a strong focus on technical skills and modern brine processing technologies.  The Company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from 150,000+ acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of 30,000+ acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover Formation.  It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake Lithium Projects located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.  All of Standard Lithium’s Project areas have significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail access, abundant electricity and water sources, and already permitted brine extraction and processing operations.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”.  Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Readers are cautioned that a “Qualified Person” (as that term is defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) has not done sufficient work to specify any mineral resource or reserve on the Properties.

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Standard Lithium Commissions Hunt Guillot & Associates LLC For Engineering Services For Arkansas Pilot Plant

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:SLL) (FRA:S5L) is pleased to announce that they have engaged Hunt Guillot & Associates LLC (HGA) of Ruston, Louisiana, to provide engineering services for site preparation, utility connections and brine supply/disposal pipeline connections at the Company’s Pilot Plant site location in El Dorado, Southern Arkansas.  HGA experts are very familiar with the plant location, and their scope of work includes geotechnical investigations and civil infrastructure required to site the pilot plant modules; design and tendering of any structures required to house and protect the pilot plant infrastructure; all utility and brine pipeline interconnections; and pilot plant installation.

Dr. Andy Robinson, COO and President of Standard Lithium commented, “Our engagement of HGA is another key step accomplished in our goal to installing our full-scale, continuous Pilot Plant.  The location that has been selected for installation is ideal; utility and brine pipeline connections are immediately adjacent, and we expect that with HGA’s extensive experience in the region, installation of the pilot plant will be a relatively straightforward process.  Our process engineering team is now full-swing in the design phase for the pilot and we look forward to observing the build-out of all the pilot plant modules over the second half of 2018.”

Robert Mintak, CEO of Standard Lithium commented, “With the engagement of HGA to provide site engineering services, we demonstrate the continued execution of our development strategy.  There are many companies pursuing and proposing extraction technologies and process developments to unlock lithium resources.  We stand apart from the crowd, and have secured brine projects with permitted, producing operators, have signed contracts to build and install our demonstration plant in Southern Arkansas, and we are well funded to meet our development timelines.”

About Standard Lithium

Standard’s value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of large-scale brownfield domestic brine resources, led by an innovative and results-oriented management team with a strong focus on technical skills and modern brine processing technologies.  The Company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from 150,000+ acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of 30,000+ acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover Formation.  It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake Lithium Projects located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.  All of Standard Lithium’s Project areas have significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail access, abundant electricity and water sources, and already permitted brine extraction and processing operations.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”.  Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

About HGA

HGA is a leading multi-disciplined project management and engineering services company providing professional services to the oil and gas, chemicals, refining, manufacturing and utilities industries.  The company’s 450-plus employees work in thirteen locations throughout Louisiana, Texas, New York, and Alabama delivering the best solutions to its customers.

Visit www.hga-llc.com for project updates, employment opportunities, and solutions that fit your business needs.

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Readers are cautioned that a “Qualified Person” (as that term is defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) has not done sufficient work to specify any mineral resource or reserve on the Properties.

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Standard Lithium Commissions Saltworks for Design & Build of Selective Crystallisation Portion of Its Pilot Plant

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLL) (FRA:S5L) is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Saltworks Technologies Inc. (“Saltworks”) to design and build a novel, selective crystallisation plant to make battery-grade lithium carbonate in a continuous process.  The feedstock to the crystallisation plant will be the high-purity lithium solution produced by the full-scale Selective Extraction Pilot Plant previously announced by the Company on 26th March 2018.  The crystallisation plant will be intelligently automated and will utilise machine-learning to optimise the crystallisation conditions.  The selective crystallisation plant will be designed, built and tested in Vancouver, BC, and will then be deployed at the Company’s Pilot Plant location in El Dorado, Arkansas.  This novel, continuous selective crystallisation plant is based on work conducted by Professor Jason Hein, a member of Standard Lithium’s Technical Advisory Committee, that has been demonstrated at bench scale to result in reproducible and high purity lithium carbonate crystallisation.

Dr. Andy Robinson, COO and President of Standard Lithium commented “We’re extremely pleased to announce this agreement with Saltworks; we’ve been very impressed with the quality and technical sophistication of their team and the products that they design and manufacture.  Standard Lithium is taking a parallel and risk-managed approach at our Pilot-scale facility with respect to our final crystallisation stage; our intention is to ‘future proof’ our final production options.  In addition to our in-house technology testing, we will be sending high-purity lithium solutions to OEMs in order that they can use traditional, proven technologies to demonstrate production of lithium carbonate and hydroxide; however, we also wish to test whether modern approaches can provide a more efficient solution to making very high purity lithium carbonate.”

Saltworks CEO Benjamin Sparrow commented that, “Lithium mining is water mining.  Our team is very excited to provide Standard Lithium with an advanced water technology edge, leveraging our experience while working with their world class team.”

About Standard Lithium

Standard’s value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of large-scale brownfield domestic brine resources, led by an innovative and results-oriented management team with a strong focus on technical skills and modern brine processing technologies.  The Company’s flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial viability of lithium extraction from 150,000+ acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource development of 30,000+ acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover Formation.  It is also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake Lithium Projects located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.  All of Standard Lithium’s Project areas have significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail access, abundant electricity and water sources, and already permitted brine extraction and processing operations.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”.  Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

About Saltworks Technologies

Saltworks Technologies treats the toughest water.  Saltworks delivers intelligent industrial desalination and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) water treatment plants.  We reliably separate out the salt, so customers can focus on their core business (www.saltworkstech.com).

For further information, contact Adrian Ebsary at (604) 628 6508 x210.

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO & Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.  These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or information.  Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties.  Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Readers are cautioned that a “Qualified Person” (as that term is defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) has not done sufficient work to specify any mineral resource or reserve on the Properties.

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