Grounded Lithium, Part 1: How does a former Sask Oilman of the Year go looking for lithium?

Grounded Lithium, Part 1: How does a former Sask Oilman of the Year go looking for lithium?

Grounded Lithium Corp. is the second company to drill a targeted lithium well in Saskatchewan. That initial well was spudded near Coleville in west central Saskatchewan on July 27 and drilling concluded during the first week of August. The Company plans now to bring appropriate equipment to properly complete and test the well.

On Aug. 24, the company announced it has closed its amalgamation with VAR Resources Corp. and it had commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on Aug. 23 under the symbol GRD. It is listed as a Tier 2 Mining Issuer.

Gregg Smith, president and CEO, and Greg Phaneuf, VP finance and CFO, are the founders. Pipeline Online spoke to them via email in early August, and they responded Aug. 24. This is Part 1 of 3.

Weekend watch: Bechtel video of the history of the early days of the oil sands

Weekend watch: Bechtel video of the history of the early days of the oil sands

This video popped up on my YouTube feed, and it is definitely worth the 40 minutes or so to watch. It’s about the earliest history of the oil sands, and concludes with the opening of the first major oil sands plant by Sun Oil Company Ltd., which is now Suncor, Canada’s largest oil producer. It was known as the Great Canadian Oil Sands Project, at Tar Island, north of Fort McMurray. 

CO2 was supposed to extend the life of the Weyburn Unit by 25 years. That was 25 years ago, and it’s still going strong

CO2 was supposed to extend the life of the Weyburn Unit by 25 years. That was 25 years ago, and it’s still going strong

On June 26, 1997, politicians and corporate executives gathered in Weyburn to announce a project that was supposed to extend the life of the prolific but declining Weyburn Unit by another 25 years. That was 25 years ago, and the Weyburn Unit is still going strong. Indeed, it is a critical component for future plans for carbon capture, utilization and storage for this province, with a major expansion in the works.

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