Rock Tech Lithium, a German-Canadian company with a Lake Nipigon-area lithium deposit, is scoping out processing sites in Northern and Eastern Ontario.
Lithium hydroxide is battery-grade lithium coveted by the electric vehicle companies, some of which are building battery manufacturing plants in Windsor and St. Thomas. The company said its “strategy and execution team” is currently assessing these Ontario sites. The selection criteria covers more than 150 items to determine its technical, economical, and logistical suitability. Discussions with politicians and government permitters are underway, the company said, to better understand the interests of the communities."Rock Tech is a growth story, focused on technology and sustainability,” said chairman and CEO Dirk Harbecke in a statement.
The company said it’s assembled a team of 40 experts that include lithium processing specialists from Australia, industrial engineers from Germany, and mining experts from Canada.