Snow Lake lithium mine is a lithium mine located on a 55,000-acre site 400 miles north of Winnipeg, Canada. Notably, the mine will be operated using 100% electric power, [1] via hydropower and electric equipment. [2] The mine expects to process the lithium ore into 6% spodumene. It signed a memorandum of understanding to supply Korean battery maker LG, at a nearby hydroxide processing plant. [1]
The company expects to supply around 160,000 tons of spodumene per year. The mine is planned to open in 2025 or 2026. [1]
It is a hard rock mine rather than processing lithium brine. [1]
Electric mining equipment is to be supplied by Swedish company Epiroc. [1]
The mine's 160,000-ton output is sufficient to make batteries for around 500,000 electric cars annually. [1]
The site is near the Arctic Gateway railway which offers efficient transport to US manufacturing centers. [2]
Company
Snow Lake Resources Ltd. ($LTIM) is a public company formed in 2018. The land was acquired in 2016 by Australian exploration company Nova Minerals Ltd., Snow Lake Lithium's majority shareholder. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Blain, Loz (2022-11-16). "World's first electric lithium mine: Birth of a North American supply chain". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ a b c Doll, Scooter (2022-09-06). "Snow Lake Lithium expects its all-electric mine to produce enough lithium to power 5 million EVs in North America". Electrek. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
External links
- "Snow Lake Lithium". Snow Lake Lithium. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "Snow Lake Lithium". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
Snow Lake lithium mine is a lithium mine located on a 55,000-acre site 400 miles north of Winnipeg, Canada. Notably, the mine will be operated using 100% electric power, [1] via hydropower and electric equipment. [2] The mine expects to process the lithium ore into 6% spodumene. It signed a memorandum of understanding to supply Korean battery maker LG, at a nearby hydroxide processing plant. [1]
The company expects to supply around 160,000 tons of spodumene per year. The mine is planned to open in 2025 or 2026. [1]
It is a hard rock mine rather than processing lithium brine. [1]
Electric mining equipment is to be supplied by Swedish company Epiroc. [1]
The mine's 160,000-ton output is sufficient to make batteries for around 500,000 electric cars annually. [1]
The site is near the Arctic Gateway railway which offers efficient transport to US manufacturing centers. [2]
Company
Snow Lake Resources Ltd. ($LTIM) is a public company formed in 2018. The land was acquired in 2016 by Australian exploration company Nova Minerals Ltd., Snow Lake Lithium's majority shareholder. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Blain, Loz (2022-11-16). "World's first electric lithium mine: Birth of a North American supply chain". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ a b c Doll, Scooter (2022-09-06). "Snow Lake Lithium expects its all-electric mine to produce enough lithium to power 5 million EVs in North America". Electrek. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
External links
- "Snow Lake Lithium". Snow Lake Lithium. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "Snow Lake Lithium". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-19.