Quebec Lithium Mine
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Quebec Lithium Mine was a lithium
mine in Quebec, Canada. The deposit was discovered in 1942 by Georges H. Dumont.
This mine was located 12 miles west of Barraute and 25 miles north west of Val-D'Or, Quebec.
At the beginning, Quebec Lithium had a five-year contract with Lithium Corporation of America
for concentrates of Li2O (at 5 and 6 %). Lithium Corporation of America was selling back this concentrate to the Atomic Energy Commission
. When the United States government ceased to buy lithium, Quebec Lithium became unable to sell its lithium concentrate to Lithium Corporation of America. The company then built its own facilities (in October 1960) to produce lithium carbonate and later on, some lithium hydroxide for domestic usage. A certain kind of spodumen was sent to Kimble Glass at Columbus, Ohio for making glass. From 1959 on, this mine operated only on a periodic basis. Following a strike in October 1965 and due to the lack of sufficient market, the decision to close was taken in December 1966.
Lithium
Lithium is a soft, silver-white metal that belongs to the alkali metal group of chemical elements. It is represented by the symbol Li, and it has the atomic number 3. Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly...
mine in Quebec, Canada. The deposit was discovered in 1942 by Georges H. Dumont.
This mine was located 12 miles west of Barraute and 25 miles north west of Val-D'Or, Quebec.
At the beginning, Quebec Lithium had a five-year contract with Lithium Corporation of America
Lithium Corporation of America
Lithium Corporation of America is a mining company which mined lithium-bearing spodumene and pegmatite ores near Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States and in the Black Hills of South Dakota...
for concentrates of Li2O (at 5 and 6 %). Lithium Corporation of America was selling back this concentrate to the Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S...
. When the United States government ceased to buy lithium, Quebec Lithium became unable to sell its lithium concentrate to Lithium Corporation of America. The company then built its own facilities (in October 1960) to produce lithium carbonate and later on, some lithium hydroxide for domestic usage. A certain kind of spodumen was sent to Kimble Glass at Columbus, Ohio for making glass. From 1959 on, this mine operated only on a periodic basis. Following a strike in October 1965 and due to the lack of sufficient market, the decision to close was taken in December 1966.