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, located about 160 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, is one of them. But the mine is owned by a Chinese company, which doesn’t fit Canada’s strategy of lessening dependence on the country amid a rift between the two nations.With several prospectors exploring Manitoba for the critical mineral, Wharton is confident the province can move beyond Tanco and get more mines built that are aligned with Canada’s national security interest.
“We definitely have abundance of lithium,” he said. “We are getting calls on folks looking to Manitoba for that particular critical mineral because we know we need it and we need to get it out of the ground and manufacture right here in Manitoba.” That abundance of lithium could “absolutely” make the province a key source of the critical mineral in Canada, he said.
Canada is looking to build a new battery industry as the world aims to gradually shift away from fossil fuels within the next two decades. The nation has in the past two years and increased incentives for miners to explore for minerals crucial to the energy transition, such as lithium and copper.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
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