There appears to be a race among lithium companies in northwestern Ontario to start the first lithium refinery in the province.
Rock Tech Lithium, a mine developer in the Lake Nipigon area with Canadian and Germany investment ties, is partnering with BMI Group, an Ontario-wide land developer, to establish a lithium conversion plant in Red Rock on the north shore of Lake Superior, 110 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.
The announcement was made on the opening day of the PDAC mining show in Toronto where BMI officials said they’re meeting with industry partners to discuss their commercial port plans and what a lithium refinery may offer to other exploration players in the region.
The former Norampac mill site on Red Rock Bay, owned by BMI and the Red Rock Indian Band, is the chosen site, situated about 60 kilometres south of Rock Tech’s advanced Georgia Lake lithium deposit.
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