Stardust Power begins site engineering at Oklahoma lithium refinery

Stardust Power Inc. (NASDAQ: SDST) has commenced site engineering activities at its lithium refinery in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the company said in a press release dated June 16, 2026.

Brown & Root, an engineering, procurement and construction firm, has been engaged to conduct geotechnical work at the site. The work includes a series of site borings and subsurface investigations based on the refinery's completed Front-End Loading Level 3 (FEL-3) engineering design and a current three-dimensional plant model.

The geotechnical investigation will evaluate subsurface conditions across key facility locations. Results are intended to provide data supporting civil design, structural foundation design, infrastructure planning, procurement and construction planning.

"With FEL-3 complete, we are now advancing the engineering activities that move the project from design toward execution," said Ken Pitts, Director of Construction and Contracts at Stardust Power. "Each step further reduces execution risk and helps position the refinery for efficient execution and delivery."

The Muskogee refinery is designed to produce up to 50,000 metric tons per annum of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The company has described the facility as expected to be one of the largest lithium refining facilities in the United States upon completion.

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