The Manitoba government earlier provided a grant of C$300,000 to the company.

The government is considering a 10% production tax credit that would apply to companies developing processing facilities for critical minerals.

The inbound flow is raising hopes among some junior miners that it will be easier to find Chinese funding.

From discovery in 2017 to an initial resource in 2023 that outlined one of the largest lithium pegmatite resources in the Americas, the company’s now eyeing its next milestone.

Nickel price fell 45% last year, and is currently hovering around $17,000 a ton.

The divestment is a key condition for the extension of Vale Indonesia's mining permit beyond 2025.

Nickel is typically produced to higher environmental standards in Australia than in Indonesia.