Lithium in SK, Part 11: A detailed video on lithium geology in SE Sask
Dr. Ben Rostron of Prairie Lithium was one of the presenters at the Saskatchewan Geologic Survey Open House in Saskatoon on Nov. 29. In his presentation, he went into great detail into the concentration and flow rates Prairie Lithium has seen in its testing of the Duperow formation in southeast Saskatchewan. This is the same formation that is referred to as the Leduc formation in Alberta.
Lithium in SK, Part 10: A helium explorer who found lithium responds
SASKATOON – In the pursuit of other products, lithium is popping up. Indeed, much of the lithium exploration today is based on wells that were drilled for oil. But lithium has shown up elsewhere. As identified in the previous two stories in this series, that can...
Lithium in SK, Part 9: And the acquisitions begin, with Prairie Lithium to be acquired by Arizona Lithium
EMERALD PARK – As the race for lithium development heats up in Saskatchewan, it’s just seen its first major acquisition.
Emerald Park-based Prairie Lithium announced at suppertime on Tuesday, Dec. 20, that it had been acquired by Arizona Lithium Limited (AZL) in a CAD $70.6 million deal, consisting of CAD $40.0 million in cash and 500 million common shares of AZL at a deemed price of CAD $0.0612 per share based on the 10-day VWAP of AZL’s shares.
Lithium in SK, Part 8: Ministry of Energy and Resources response to primacy of rights issues
Saskatchewan is experiencing something of an embarrassment of riches, with the development of several commodities underway. Beyond the usual oil and gas, helium, lithium and geothermal potential are all being explored, with the possibility of several of these commodities being produced from the same formations, or even the same well.
Pipeline Online had initially asked Premier Scott Moe about this in December, 2021, and Energy and Resources Minister Jim Reiter at the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show in September. Both had noted the province is working on the issue. In early December, Pipeline Online sent a detailed list of questions. These are the responses from Scott Kistner, Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy and Resources:
Lithium in SK, Part 7: Dealing with an embarrassment of riches – sorting out the primacy of rights
Saskatchewan is facing a curious and perhaps perplexing dilemma. In addition to oil and gas, it is now seeing development of helium and soon lithium production, too. And in one area near Torquay, geothermal power production is also in development.
The issue then arises of who owns the rights to what. Oil and gas rights are one thing, but in recent years the province has been holding Crown land sales auctions for lithium, too. And helium’s lease rates are ridiculously low, at five cents per hectare, having been established in the 1960s and not changed since.
In many ways, it could be an embarrassment of riches. But then it can also lead to serious conflicts in ownership. That’s because some of these wells could see not just the targeted resource, but several others coming up from the very same wellbore.
This is something Pipeline Online is calling “primacy of rights.” Whose rights trump whom?
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