Rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil and gas as well as mining projects could put pressure on Canada to do the same.
Nine drill rigs are working a 30,000-35,000 metre program, with results feeding into future resource estimates.
Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by weight as graphite, but developing the battery technology to scale sustainably has met its share of challenges.
Artemis now expects to feed first ore to the ball mill in the next few weeks and continues to target first gold pour before year end.
