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London – December 9, 2021 – Thanks to a potentially disruptive new technology, a revolution could be on the horizon in the lithium industry. This revolution – which could see lithium production that is faster, cheaper and more environmentally friendly – would be happening at a time when demand for lithium is extraordinarily high. Mentioned in today’s commentary includes: BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB), ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CHPT), Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE: AQN), Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (NYSE: TRQ).
With its proprietary lithium extraction technology, this company could unlock a significant amount of potential dollar value…possibly starting with their lithium exploration properties in Thunder Bay, Ontario and James Bay, Quebec.
This company – Vancouver-based Medaro Mining (MEDA; MEDAF) – is currently flying beneath Wall Street’s radar…but the exciting potential of its lithium extraction technology means that it may not be the case for much longer.
Global Shift to Lithium Batteries Triggers Continued Strong Demand for Lithium…for Years to Come
Lithium is now in what appears to be a long-term bull market thanks to increasing global demand. It has become a necessary component in everything from cell phones to electric vehicles. And massive industries all around the world are transitioning to lithium batteries simultaneously. This historic shift to lithium batteries could make continued strong demand a virtual certainty.
In fact, the experts at Macquarie Group Limited have stated that, “the lithium market is likely to be in a perpetual deficit. As a result, lithium prices are expected to continue to rise.” And this forecast was echoed by Credit Suisse who said, “Lithium prices have risen sharply since February and we do not believe it is temporary.”
Credit Suisse went on to predict that lithium demand might triple by 2025 from 2020 levels. This red-hot bull market for lithium – along with the expected strong demand for years to come – may create exciting opportunities for investors.
One opportunity comes in the form of little-known Medaro Mining (MEDA; MEDAF), a company that is looking to develop a proprietary lithium extraction technology that may turn out to have great industry potential.
If Developed and Commercialized, Medaro’s Unique New Technology Could Prove to Be an Industry Game-Changer
One thing many investors aren’t aware of is that lithium is not a rare metal; in fact, it’s the 25th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. The problem is, however, that lithium has historically been difficult to get out of the ground.
For decades, lithium producers have been using the same outdated, inefficient, and environmentally harmful extraction methods…and only with a modest degree of success. But Medaro could change this in a powerful way.
Medaro is working to develop a proprietary lithium extraction technology that could be faster, cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective than any previous method for extracting lithium.
Lithium, of course, can be extracted from one of only two sources: brines or hard rock. In the case of brine-sourced lithium, production typically happens in remote desert locations via a brining method that involves costly, harmful chemicals…and waiting for pools of salt water to evaporate. Once the salt water has dried up, concentrated lithium deposits are left behind.
That process can take years – with average production time running 18 months – so exploration companies that are discovering new supplies of lithium, in most cases, are very slow to bring those new supplies to market.
Medaro’s process offers the prospect of cutting that production time significantly – and potentially bringing supplies to market much faster – as it looks to pioneer a potentially game-changing extraction technology.
Medaro Mining (MEDA; MEDAF) is employing a new process, known as Hard Rock Lithium Technology (HLT), aimed to be demonstrably faster than brine extraction…and significantly less expensive than traditional hard rock mining.
Medaro’s thermochemical technology is designed to rapidly extract lithium from spodumene and convert it to high-purity lithium carbonate and/or lithium hydroxide…and/or lithium metal.
In addition, value-added commodity by-products can be produced including aluminum oxide and high-quality silica.This method is compact…modular… scalable…and amendable to deployment in remote geographic locations.
A preliminary technical and economic analysis conducted by the company’s joint venture partner indicates that this Hard Rock Lithium Technology is likely capable of lowering overall spodumene processing costs by 30% to 50%.
Initial studies of this HLT predict that every tonne of concentrated spodumene could potentially deliver almost 1/5 of a tonne of Lithium Carbonate and approximately ¼ tonne of Lithium Hydroxide ready for market at battery grades.
And assuming the technology is proven and commercialized, customers might be able to situate Medaro-licensed processing facilities adjacent to their mines…allowing for faster and more cost-effective shipment of battery-grade lithium and valuable by-products directly to end-use markets.
A company that intends to offer the potential for producing higher-grade lithium more quickly – at a time when entire industries are in desperate need of it – could in our view prove to be truly disruptive…possibly even changing the industry in a huge way forever.
Two Large Exploration Properties in the Heart of Canada’s Lithium Discovery Belt
In addition to its unique extraction technology, Medaro also has a pair of large exploration projects which we think have exciting potential. These projects could not only offer significant lithium resources…they might also serve as the proving grounds for the effectiveness of the company’s Hard Rock Lithium Technology.
Medaro has acquired an option on the Cyr South Lithium Property which consists of 52 mining claims covering approximately 2,748 hectares in the James Bay area of Quebec.
The property is located just 3 kilometers to the south of Galaxy Resources’ James Bay Lithium Project…a source of roughly 40.8 million tonnes of lithium. Geologically, the property is located in the Archean Lower- Eastmain Group, constituted of volcano-sedimentary formational units and ultramafic to felsic intrusives.
The town of Thunder Bay, located about 375 kilometers from Medaro’s Superb Lake Project is the largest city in Northwestern Ontario. It’s the heart of the highly active exploration and mine operations throughout the region.
The Superb Lake Property is an exploration stage prospect consisting of eight mining claims totaling approximately 2,187 hectares in the O’Sullivan Lake / Maun Lake Area. The results of four samples taken from spodumene-rich samples on the property indicate lithium oxide (Li2O) values in the range of 1.77 percent (%) to 4.03%.
Assuming the technology can be proved out, it is precisely why we think this company – Medaro (MEDA; MEDAF) – is unlikely to fly under Wall Street’s radar for much longer…the potential is just too exciting.
Other companies to watch as lithium prices continue to surge:
Blackberry Limited (BB) is a company that is distinctly aware of how important lithium is to the future of technology. While it has pivoted away from its iconic cell phones of yesteryear, it is still very much involved in the industry.
BlackBerry recently launched a new research and development arm called BlackBerry Advvanced Technology Labs. Charles Eagan, BlackBerry CTO. “Today’s cybersecurity industry is rapidly advancing and BlackBerry Labs will operate as its own business unit solely focused on innovating and developing the technologies of tomorrow that will be necessary for our sustained competitive success, from A to Z; Artificial Intelligence to Zero-Trust environments.”
The boom in electric vehicle success has also fueled a boom in other EV-related companies. Blink (BLNK), for example, an electric vehicle charging company, has risen by over 300% in just a few months, and the sky is the limit for this up-and-comer. A wave of new deals, including a collaboration with EnerSys and another with Envoy Technologies to deploy electric vehicles and charging stations adds further support.
Blink Charging really is a mature company, having been around since 1998. Its unique proposition is that many of the company’s charging stations are found in practical locations, such as airports and hotels, making it convenient for drivers to charge up while waiting on flights or in their rooms.
At this point, the demand for electric vehicles has been ramping up steadily for years. But as we’re approaching the tipping point, we’ve seen a major problem take shape. And that’s where Chargepoint (CHPT) comes in, one of the largest charging station networks in the country.
This leading EV infrastructure player went public just a few months ago through one of the market’s hottest trends. That made them the first EV charging stock to have gone public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. When it comes to the supercharged Level 2 EV charging stations, ChargePoint is the clear leader in the industry.
While Level 1 stations allow you to charge a Mercedes B Class 250e in around 20 hours…Level 2 chargers cut that down to just 3 hours to fully charge that same vehicle.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN) owns and operates a portfolio of regulated and non-regulated generation, distribution, and transmission utility assets in the United States and Canada. Algonquin controls 3 gigawatts of contracted renewable energy and serves 2.7 million regulated electric, water and natural gas utilities customers. While those numbers pale in comparison to NextEra’s, which will bring 3.2 GW of new renewable energy storage into service in 2020 alone, Algonquin’s fairer valuation is a key attraction.
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (TRQ) is a key player in Canada’s resource and mineral industry. It is a major producer of coal and zinc, two resources with distinctly different futures. While headlines are already touting the end of coal, zinc is a mineral that will play a key role in the future of energy for years and years to come.
In addition to its zinc operations, Turquoise Hill is also a significant producer of Uranium. Uranium is a key material in the production of nuclear energy, which many analysts are suggesting could be a major component in the global transition to cleaner energy.
By. Tom Kool
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