Spotlight: Exploration in Quebec
Quebec accounts for about 20% of Canada’s mining production and has some of the most diverse mineral resources in North America. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects…
lithium
UK scientists turn to biology in search for cleaner lithium
Researchers at the University of Birmingham are leading a £6.2-million ($8.2-million) project to develop protein-based membranes that could make lithium extraction more selective and potentially less energy-intensive. The three-year initiative,…
CleanTech Lithium expands foothold in Argentina
CleanTech Lithium (LSE: CTL) has secured options to add two lithium brine properties in Argentina’s Salar de Antofalla, expanding its footprint near the flagship Laguna Verde project. The company signed…
Water, chemistry challenge Lithium Triangle growth
Argentina, Bolivia and Chile hold about 43% of the world’s identified lithium resources, but differences in brine chemistry and water availability complicate efforts to turn the Lithium Triangle’s geological wealth…
Rock Tech cuts lithium plant cost estimate by 54%
Rock Tech Lithium’s (TSXV: RCK; US-OTC: RCKTF) proposed Ontario lithium refinery will cost $596 million (US$420.9 million), less than half its previous estimate, although the company hasn’t explained most of…
Sigma Lithium jumps after Brazil court reopens mine
Sigma Lithium (Nasdaq, TSXV: SGML; ASX: SAU) shares rose as much as 6.7% in New York on Wednesday after a Brazilian appeals court upheld its environmental licences, clearing the company…
Q2 logs 1.2% lithium at Cisco as PEA nears
Drilling at Q2 Metals’ (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) Cisco lithium project in Quebec extended known mineralization by 100 metres ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that’s expected soon. Highlight…
Altius makes bid for rest of TNR amid board fight
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the 87% of TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR; US-OTC: TRRXF) it doesn’t already own, a move that would give…
Surge Battery boosts returns, cuts costs for Nevada lithium project
A new economic study for Surge Battery Metals’ (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) Nevada North lithium project has lifted forecast returns and reduced expenses. Using an 8% discount rate and a…
Brazil court shuts Sigma Lithium mine
Sigma Lithium (TSXV, Nasdaq: SGML; ASX: SAU) has halted all mining and processing at its Grota do Cirilo complex in Brazil, two days after dismissing reports that a court had…
Elevra fires up NAL lithium mine expansion
Elevra Lithium (ASX: ELV; Nasdaq: ELVR) has started building a $366-million (US$271-million) expansion of its North American Lithium mine in Quebec and is negotiating another price-protected offtake as it moves…
US, Argentina launch ‘Andes-Atlantic Corridor” with up to $7B backing
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will finance up to $7 billion in Argentine critical minerals and energy projects as Washington seeks to strengthen its access to the region’s resources, the…