ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR (KG) AND TEAM LEADER WATER TREATMENT (JG), GCM CONSULTANTS
"Water treatment has been an evolving sector for GCM, with increasingly more mining companies having issues with water quality and requiring specialized solutions to solve their problems."
"With provincial and federal support for critical minerals, Québec is the place to be in the lithium space, and Sayona has the potential to be a leader in North America with over 30% of total hard rock lithium resources on the continent."
"Our operations are strategically spread across Québec, with seaplane bases located in key areas such as Natashquan, Havre St-Pierre, Manic 5, Caniapiscau, Sept-Îles, and Schefferville, and extending into Wabush in Newfoundland and Labrador."
"We want to get into production in five years. It is ambitious, but relative to the rest of the planet, Québec is the place where it will be possible to get a permit in that timeframe."
"We have seen more and more firms having royalties wanting to secure their rights. They are publishing hypothecs on mining claims, and this has been a significant increase in our mining practice."
"Automation is a new technology, acceptance is thus key. The newcomers in drilling have been a great influence on the more mature drillers in accepting and benefiting from this new technology."
HEAD OF INVESTMENT BANKING AND CO-HEAD OF CAPITAL MARKETS (FC), HEAD OF PRIVATE CAPITAL ADVISORY AND RESTRUCTURING (CD) & INVESTMENT BANKING, HEAD OF GLOBAL MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINING (MP), DESJARDINS
"Looking at our mandate and Québec’s mining ecosystem, there is a natural overlap with our capabilities: we are focused on future-facing assets and projects that will have a net-positive economic and social impact on the province."
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