Quebec Provincial Lake Sediment Database Points The Way
Lithium assays identified in 132,940 samples (out of ~175,000 province-wide).
The Discovery Energy Metals claims include top lake sediment anomalies (99.9%) of the entire provincial database.
SCIENCE DRIVEN PROSPECTING
Geochemistry indicates an uncommon area-wide abundance of high percentile lithium and cesium anomalies in lake bottom sediments as identified in official Quebec government datasets.
ECONOMICS-DRIVEN OPPORTUNITY
The region is host to two established nickel mines, dedicated airfields and a deepwater shipping port.
Territory is under treaty (JBNQA & NEQA) – Modern agreement with clear mechanisms in place for indigenous dialogue, consultation, and resource management.
Quebec government’s Société du Plan Nord mandated to promote investment in northern development:
THE GLOBAL LITHIUM MARKET
Projected to grow from USD 3.83 billion in 2021 to USD 6.62 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 8.1% during 2021-2028.
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THE GLOBAL LITHIUM MARKET
The North America lithium compound market size reached 60,776 Tons LCE in 2022. Looking forward, experts predict the market to reach 119,320 Tons LCE by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 11.9% during 2022-2028.
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BATTERY USAGE
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BATTERY PLANTS
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Mike Hodge
President & CEO
Mr. Hodge began his exploration career on the original staking program for Commerce Resources Corp.’s Blue River Tantalum and Niobium project in 1999. Subsequently, he has worked on more than 25 exploration projects across North America. His most recent field work was Operations Manager for a quarry on Vancouver Island. Mr. Hodge’s marketing experience was developed through his extensive participation in global resource conferences and workshops during the past decade, and he has enjoyed considerable success raising corporate capital, including for a number of portfolio companies within Zimtu Capital Corp.
Jody Bellefleur
CFO
Ms. Bellefleur brings over 20 years’ experience as a corporate accountant. She is responsible for all aspects of regulatory financial reporting, including the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, management discussion and analysis reports and government tax reporting. Prior to her work with publicly traded companies, Ms. Bellefleur was the Controller of a private manufacturing company. Since 2008 she has been involved exclusively in providing services to both public and private companies in the junior mining sector.
Shawn Ryan
Prospector
Shawn brings over 20 years of experience prospecting for high value mineralization across the Yukon. A global leader in his field, his prospecting and specialization on advanced soil work led to the discovery of the millions of gold ounces found in the Golden Saddle & Arc, Coffee, and QV gold resources. His previous successes have seen Shawn recognized as the 2011 PDAC Prospector of the Year Award, and recipient of the 2010 Spud Huestis Award and 1998 Yukon Chamber of Mines Prospector of the Year Award. He is always examining new opportunities and is currently advancing extensive gold discovery programs in Newfoundland & Labrador and has recently turned his interest toward lithium exploration in the massive underexplored Nunavik region of Northern Quebec. Shawn continues to be an active participant with his technical teams, constantly improving efficiencies with his extensive and highly thorough methodological exploration techniques.
Mike Hodge
Director
Mr. Hodge began his exploration career on the original staking program for Commerce Resources Corp.’s Blue River Tantalum and Niobium project in 1999. Subsequently, he has worked on more than 25 exploration projects across North America. His most recent field work was Operations Manager for a quarry on Vancouver Island. Mr. Hodge’s marketing experience was developed through his extensive participation in global resource conferences and workshops during the past decade, and he has enjoyed considerable success raising corporate capital, including for a number of portfolio companies within Zimtu Capital Corp.
Colton Griffith
Director
Mr. Griffith is a skilled marketing and capital markets professional with several years of experience working with Zimtu Capital Corp. and various exploration companies, focusing on developing impactful marketing strategies for public companies. Prior to his work with Zimtu Capital, Colton served as a performance marketing specialist for a diverse range of clients, including major European soccer clubs, lawyers, real estate companies, and e-commerce businesses.
Eric Negraeff
Director
An accomplished entrepreneur with over 20 years of professional capital markets experience, Eric is V.P. of Corporate Development at Incite Capital Markets. He previously served at C.M. Oliver & Company and at PI Financial. As a successful proprietary trader, he created a profitable division designed to take advantage of unique arbitrage opportunities. He went on to manage a proprietary trading desk designing trading strategies for high net worth and institutional clientele. With over a decade specializing in raising capital for small to mid-size companies at PI Financial, he joined Incite Capital Markets working to develop fundraising, strategic planning, investor relations, and corporate communication services.
Nate Schmidt
Director
Mr. Schmidt has over 12 years of experience with exploration projects ranging from early to advanced stage programs. He has planned and managed multi-drill programs and ground geological programs for a variety of commodities located across Canada. Since 2016, Mr. Schmidt has been actively involved in lithium exploration in the James Bay district, gaining valuable experience and insights into the region’s resource potential, communities and regulatory climate. Mr. Schmidt has significant experience throughout his career producing geological models in Leapfrog Geo for projects at various stages, complexity, and commodity type. He has authored numerous technical and assessment reports for projects in several provinces. His commodity experience has been focused on lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT type) pegmatites, porphyry Cu-Mo, carbonate replacement (Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag), carbonatite hosted rare earth elements and niobium/tantalum, cobalt, metallurgical coal and uranium, in both North America and Africa.
