State Regulators to Weigh Newest Pitch on Lithium Royalties as Landowners, Companies Push Back | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

State regulators to weigh newest pitch on lithium royalties as landowners, companies push back | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A company seeking to extract lithium from brine in southern Arkansas will make its third pitch to state regulators Wednesday for royalty payment rates, as landowners and other companies push for either higher payments or a more flexible method of compensation.

Latest lithium royalties hearing set for Wednesday in Magnolia

Standard Lithium signage at offices on East Elm Street in downtown El Dorado. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)On Wednesday Arkansas’ Oil and Gas Commission will for the third time in 18 months consider what lithium extractors should pay mineral rights holders in royalties. On the agenda tomorrow is an application filed by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Canada-based Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy giant Equinor, known for its Empire Wi…