With the clean-energy revolution spurring demand for lithium, mining companies are exploring Canada for new sources, including E3 Lithium, which established its Clearwater lithium brine project in between Calgary and Edmonton. Courtesy of E3 Lithium

In 1950, the authors of a federal government document entitled “The Miscellaneous Non-Metal Mining Industry” noted that Canada had little to no known use for lithium. “Thus, an outside market would have to be found for any production,” the authors concluded.