Quebec’s Electric Avenue Lures Australian Mining Talent

Published on June 30, 2024

Canada could become one of the western world’s top sources of lithium, with Australian mining companies driving their key ally on the road to battery minerals production. “Australian companies can bring technology know-how and expertise to Canada’s critical minerals sector,” Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault told AAP. Arcadium Lithium (recent buyer of formerly ASX-listed Allkem), Perth-based Winsome Resources and Patriot Battery Minerals are among those forging a future electric avenue from James Bay in the province of Quebec to some of the world’s biggest car makers. While Australia dreams of being a processing hub instead of a quarry, the James Bay region is attractive to investors as the projects have ready access to downstream battery manufacturing in the emerging electric vehicle supply-chain hub of Bécancour....

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