As the green revolution gains more momentum throughout the coming decades, so will the demand for lithium. This critical mineral is also widely used in other industrial applications, such as cell phones, laptops, glass, and ceramic production amongst other uses.
Since brine deposits account for more than half of the world’s lithium resources, brine mining is the most common lithium extraction method. This process involves either pumping out lithium-rich water from underground aquifers into evaporation ponds or mining ancient seabeds. As the water evaporates, lithium ions can be extracted.
Hard rock mining is more complex than the other method but is found at substantially higher lithium grades. It involves mining pegmatite lithium deposits through blasting and crushing. The lithium, typically contained in a mineral called spodumene, is then separated and a concentrate is formed. This concentrate is sent for further processing. As the potential for this type of deposits is very high in Canada, hard rock mining will be the method of choice for Brunswick Exploration.
Looking for new, undiscovered mineral deposits is known as greenfield exploration. Our team of geologists begins by compiling available data and conducting research to identify locations where they believe the potential for minerals of interests might be found.
Our technical field team is dispatched to conduct a prospecting program by gathering robust observational data using tried-and-true field geology techniques. The goal of the program is to reveal the presence of mineralization that may predict the presence of an unknown mineral deposit.