This story, published by CNBC on Sept. 12, focuses on Standard Lithium and other players in Arkansas’ burgeoning lithium play. There are many significant parallels to what’s happening in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan lithium players frequently reference both Standard Lithium as well as Koch, which is supplying the direct lithium extraction technology. Even the fact that the industry is based initially on boron development is significant, since the initial work done by Saskatchewan government research geologist Gavin Jensen was looking for boron, not lithium.

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