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Exciting Lithium Projects in Canada
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Exciting Lithium Projects in Canada
In the backdrop of the increasing push toward electric vehicles, there have been a series of exciting developments for lithium projects in Canada. Given the country’s favourable regulatory environment, it comes as no surprise that Canadian lithium and Canadian spodumene are eliciting interest.
Lithium is being hailed as a critical metal for the energy transition. A highly reactive element, it is an essential component for energy-dense rechargeable batteries, which are used in electronics, including laptops, cell phones, electric vehicles, and grid storage, amongst others.
The demand for lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially in recent years. This has propelled global expansion and enabled the growth of new lithium projects. It goes without saying that achieving net zero emissions will necessitate a high reliance on both new and recycled sources of lithium for batteries.
Canada’s lithium resources are distributed across the country and have been discovered in Québec, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Nunavut. The country has large hard rock spodumene deposits and brinebased lithium resources. Recognising its potential, the Canadian Government has designated lithium as a critical mineral for the renewable energy transition and wishes to become an important supplier.
The country’s favourable regulatory environment has drawn the attention of many stakeholders towards Canadian lithium. Here’s a roundup of some lithium projects in Canada:
ARBOR METALS DISCOVERS PEGMATITE DYKES
On July 25, Arbor Metals Corp. announced that it had completed the inaugural prospecting program at its wholly-owned Jarnet Lithium project located in the St. James Bay region of Quebec. The helicoptersupported program found a corridor in the northern exploration area containing swarms of previously unmapped pegmatite dykes.
These dykes are the principal host unit for lithium. Patriot Metals has had significant success in drill testing Pegmatite dykes at its Corvette Project which is adjacent to Arbor’s Jarnet project.
UPDATES ON BOURIER LITHIUM PROJECT
At the company’s Bourier prospect, Lomiko and Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (Operator) have started the 2022 field exploration program. The expected duration of the field program is four weeks. Of particular interest are the lithium-tantalumcesium anomalies as they represent an unprecedented discovery in the Bourier claim. This anomaly stretches along a 2.5 km long NE-trending mica-rich white pegmatites system.
DRILLING AT THE “ELON” LITHIUM PROJECT The publicly traded exploration company Musk Metals announced that it was planning an eight-hole drill program to commence on its 100% owned “Elon” lithium project in Quebec. This project is located approximately 600 meters northeast of the Lithium Amérique du Nord project in Abitibi (Quebec).
Intervention permits had previously been received on May 18th, 2022 for the opening of access trails and exploratory trenches. The permit will be reused for the drill program.
MEDARO SET TO OPTIMIZE HARD ROCK LITHIUM RECOVERY TECHNIQUE
Medaro Mining recently announced an update on the advancement of its hard-rock lithium recovery technology. The company aims to develop innovative spodumene processing technologies to support its lithium exploration projects in Canada.
Medaro’s dual closed-loop thermochemical technology has been designed to rapidly extract lithium from spodumene and convert it to high-purity lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide and/or lithium metal.
FRONTIER LITHIUM DRILLS AT SPARK PEGMATITE
Frontier Lithium recently released the results for four drill holes which were completed during the Phase 12 drill program on the Spark pegmatite. The deposit is part of the company’s PAK lithium property located north of Red Lake (Ontario).
Discovered in 2019, the Spark pegmatite deposit currently contains mineral resources of 14.4 million tonnes averaging 1.40% lithium oxide in the indicated category and 18.1 million tonnes averaging 1.37% lithium oxide in inferred. The Spark pegmatite is one of the two premium spodumene-bearing deposits which Frontier has delineated on the PAK project.
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