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Lithium, Potash Interest Drives $2.3 Million in Subsurface Mineral Bids

The Government of Saskatchewan’s second subsurface mineral public offering of the fiscal year, held on Monday, November 25, 2024, raised $2,270,322.67 in revenue, driven by interest in lithium.

Of the 13 subsurface permits posted for this offering, 12 received bids for a total area covering 22,922,229 hectares. Ten of the permits are prospective for lithium-in-brine while two are prospective for potash. 

Millennium Land Ltd. made the highest bid, $909,356.61 for a 3,914,410 hectare permit block located north of Stoughton. The company also had the winning bid, $550,018.00, for a second permit block totaling 2,369,031 hectares north of Kisbey. Both permit blocks are prospective for lithium in brine. 

Hub City Lithium Corp. acquired two permits southwest of Stoughton totaling 1,405,403 hectares with a $354,161.53 bid. These permits are also prospective for lithium in brine.

One potash permit is in the Tuxford area and was awarded to Upcycle Minerals Inc., which bid $10,200 on the 4,275,594 hectare block. The second is near Davidson and was awarded to Sun Valley Land Ltd., which offered $9,937.00 for the 6,288,726 hectare block.

The November subsurface mineral offering is the second of three public offerings scheduled for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Of note, due to the fact on February 10, 2025, offering received no posting requests, it has been canceled. 

Through two such offerings this fiscal year, the Ministry of Energy and Resources has raised $8,205,749.13, up from the $1,459,502.41 through the one public offering held last fiscal year. 

Lithium is one of the 27 critical minerals occurring in Saskatchewan that will play a key role in the province achieving the goals set out in Saskatchewan’s Critical Minerals Strategy . Several firms are actively pursuing lithium exploration and production in the province.

The next offering is scheduled for the 2025-26 fiscal year on July 7, 2025. 

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