Snow Lake lithium mine
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Snow Lake lithium mine is a proposed lithium mine expected to be located on a 55,000-acre site 400 miles north of Winnipeg, Canada. The mine is proposed to be operated using 100% electric power,[1] via hydropower and electric equipment.[2] The mine intends to process the lithium ore into 6% spodumene. It signed a memorandum of understanding to supply Korean battery maker LG, at a nearby hydroxide processing plant.[1]
The company hopes to supply around 160,000 tons of spodumene per year. The mine is planned to open in 2025 or 2026.[1]
It will be a hard rock mine rather than processing lithium brine.[1]
Electric mining equipment is to be supplied by Swedish company Epiroc.[1]
The mine's 160,000-ton output is hoped to be sufficient to make batteries for around 500,000 electric cars annually.[1]
The site is near the Arctic Gateway railway which offers transport to US manufacturing centers.[2]