Lawmakers heard testimony from industry groups that warned Canada will steadily lose investment to the US on everything from steel production to mine development if it doesn’t keep pace with its neighbor.
World's biggest miner completed the excavation and lining of the two 1,000 metre shafts at the mine, the largest of their kind in the Canadian province.
The joint venture between China’s Tianqi and Australian miner IGO in May produced the nation’s first battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its refinery near Perth.
The project will test whether using seaweed enhances the health of tree species that are native to areas where Teck is rehabilitating former mining areas.
