The timing is finally right for Quebec’s lithium miners
Quebec, more than any other province in Canada, has been ahead of the curve in working to join the EV economy. Its vast hydroelectricity infrastructure gives it an advantage in…
Nemaska Lithium Inc
Nemaska Lithium accepts sale proposal, reorganization into new entity
After completing a sale or investor solicitation process (SISP) under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), Nemaska Lithium has ultimately accepted a sale proposal, structured as a credit bid, from…
Tianqi Lithium to sell stake to raise cash
Tianqi Lithium, China’s top producer of the battery metal, says its controlling investor has put a sixth of its holding up for sale. The move, the Shenzhen-listed lithium miner said…
Nemaska Lithium files for creditor protection
Canada’s Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX) has filed for creditor protection after attempts over several months to find new investors and continue operations. The Montreal-based company is trying to avoid becoming…
Nemaska Lithium announces layoffs
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX, US-OTC: NMKEF) plans to lay off 64 employees, or about half of its staff, after financing delays for its Whabouchi project in Quebec. “This difficult decision…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 106: Quebec’s Plan Nord ft Sauvé, Bourassa, Hamelin and Wagner
This focus of this week’s episode is Quebec’s Plan Nord — the multi-decade and multi-billion dollar program by the Quebec government to build infrastructure and develop resource industries in the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 105: Cobalt & lithium ft Milewski, Bourassa, Goad, Gordon and Hooper
Cobalt, lithium and other battery minerals are the focus of this week’s episode. First we interview Cobalt 27 Capital’s chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski and delve into the latest cobalt…
Nemaska Lithium upsizes Whabouchi production plans
VANCOUVER — Quebec City-based Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) is thinking bigger at its development-stage Whabouchi hard-rock lithium deposit and chemical plant after what it calls a “considerable strengthening” in…
Nemaska Lithium’s Whabouchi could produce for 26 years
Since Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) completed an updated feasibility study in April last year on its Whabouchi hard-rock lithium deposit in Quebec and the chemical plant it will…
Quebec snapshot: Eight juniors strut their stuff
Boasting a large, prospective territory and a deep mining culture, Quebec arguably has the most vibrant junior mining scene in Canada, with activity across the province in a multitude of…
The geology behind Quebec’s world-class metal districts
For more than a few Quebecers, walking amongst some of the earth’s oldest rocks is an everyday occurrence. Almost 90% of the bedrock in the province belongs to the Canadian…
Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may be left wondering what the…