Lithium

• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, Aug. 14

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, Aug. 14

  Blogs

  Aug 14
  
• Ford inks deal to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium

  Ford will buy up to 13,000 tons a year of lithium hydroxide produced at Nemaska's factory in Becancour, Que., about 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

  Canada

  May 22
  
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• Canadian lithium costs more ‘because we don’t use slave labour,’ Trudeau says

  Trudeau linked the production of lithium in China with "slave labour" as he discussed his country's efforts to ramp up production of the metal used in electric vehicle batteries.

  Canada

  Apr 28
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• The EV revolution is igniting these surprising companies

  More EVs are showing up on the road. New economic opportunities springing up related to that. This includes service technicians, mining, charging stations and battery recycling.

  Economy

  Feb 10
• Caution urged as mining companies eye critical minerals below Quebec boreal forest

  Currently, there are nearly 400 mining exploration projects in the boreal forest of the Eeyou Istchee, the traditional lands of the James Bay Cree.

  Canada

  Feb 8
• Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply

  Heather House is concerned that the potential extraction of lithium and other critical minerals will exacerbate food insecurity in northern Quebec.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

  Companies planning to develop mines in northern Quebec believe it contains some of the world's largest deposits of spodumene, a lithium-rich mineral.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• Calgary based lithium company receives US$50M investment from BDC

  The Calgary company developed a proprietary lithium extraction technology it says uses less water and chemicals and produces fewer emissions than traditional extraction methods.

  Economy

  Jan 18
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• Canada has dozens of critical minerals. Here are the key ones and how they are used

  Six minerals — lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements — will be the primary focus of Canada's new strategy seeking to boost production and supply.

  Economy

  Dec 10, 2022
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• Alberta-based E3 Lithium gets $37M from feds to support oilfield lithium extraction

  E3 Lithium has developed a technology to extract lithium, a light metal used to make EV batteries, from oilfield brines.

  Economy

  Nov 28, 2022