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Patents and Other Intangibles | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Other Intangibles [Abstract] |
Patents and Other Intangibles | 15. Patents and Other Intangibles
|  | Patents |  |  | Software |  |  | Total Other Intangibles |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |  |  | $ |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at January 1, 2022 |  |  | 806,868 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 806,868 |
Additions |  |  | 92,545 |  |  |  | 92,096 |  |  |  | 184,641 |
As at December 31, 2022 |  |  | 899,413 |  |  |  | 92,096 |  |  |  | 991,509 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at January 1, 2022 |  |  | (225,451 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (225,451 | )
Charge |  |  | (71,095 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (71,095 | )
As at December 31, 2022 |  |  | (296,546 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (296,546 | )
As at December 31, 2022 |  |  | 602,867 |  |  |  | 92,096 |  |  |  | 694,963 |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at January 1, 2023 |  |  | 899,413 |  |  |  | 92,096 |  |  |  | 991,509 |
Additions during the period |  |  | 90,978 |  |  |  | 291,410 |  |  |  | 382,388 |
As at December 31, 2023 |  |  | 990,391 |  |  |  | 383,506 |  |  |  | 1,373,897 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at January 1, 2023 |  |  | (296,546 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (296,546 | )
Charge |  |  | (78,742 | ) |  |  | (84,405 | ) |  |  | (163,147 | )
As at December 31, 2023 |  |  | (375,288 | ) |  |  | (84,405 | ) |  |  | (459,693 | )
As at December 31, 2023 |  |  | 615,103 |  |  |  | 299,101 |  |  |  | 914,204 |
Lifezone’s intellectual property includes six active patent families, covering various enhancements to the Hydromet technology process for metal production from ores, concentrates and other feedstocks, including platinum group metals, gold, silver, base metals and rare earth metals. These enhancements span the handling of gangue elements, purification steps, diverse feed materials, and carbon emissions minimization.

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