The company intends to build a chemical conversion facility that will produce battery grade lithium hydroxide.

The Island Mountain target is part of the Cariboo project, where development is underway for an underground mine and mill.

A study by Skarn Associates shows that the Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario is set to produce 2.05 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of nickel-equivalent production over its 25-year mine life.

It plans to invest C$25 million in studies that will look at the potential to create a local battery metals supply chain in the province.

Drilling in 2019-2020 was successful in converting an additional 907,200 ounces to the Measured & Indicated category.

This is the first time USW 6500 workers have been on the picketline since a year-long strike ended in July 2010.