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Shaakichiuwaanaan Project

Hardrock In development 🇺🇸 US-investable PMET

Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Quebec, Canada

Overview

ChemistryHardrock
StageIn development
Annual capacity800 kt/y SC6-eq nameplate (developer, FS)
Resource141.4 Mt @ Indicated 108.0 Mt @ 1.40% Li2O / 166 ppm Ta2O5 / 66 ppm Ga; Inferred 33.4 Mt @ 1.33% Li2O / 156 ppm Ta2O5 / 65 ppm Ga
Mine life20 years · ≈ 2030–2050
First production (target)Q3 2030 (start of mining operations / first concentrate, per Mar 2026 EIS Table 5-2; Oct 2025 FS had May 2030); design capacity 5.1 Mt/yr ore reached Q1 2032
Development stageFS

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Operators

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TickerOperatorStakeStatus
PMET PMET Resources 100% feasibility

Location

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Customers & offtake agreements

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CustomerProductVolumeTermStatusCitation
PowerCo SE (wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG) SC5.5 spodumene concentrate 100 kt/y from 2025-01-21 binding term sheet linked source link

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