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- Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: FL; FRA: HL2; OTCQX: LITOF) develops and plans to produce battery-quality lithium concentrates and chemicals from its 100%-owned PAK Lithium Project in Ontario's Great Lakes region; the project features one of North America's highest-grade, large-tonnage hard-rock lithium resources in low-iron spodumene form. The company targets North American electric vehicle and energy storage markets with high-purity spodumene concentrate (SC6), battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, lithium carbonate, and related downstream chemicals from a fully integrated mine, mill, and processing facility. Incorporated in 1995 and headquartered in Val Caron, Ontario, Frontier Lithium operates solely in Canada with approximately 19 employees focused on the lithium minerals segment of the industrial materials sector.
Core products and services center on the PAK project, which supports phased production of up to 200,000 tonnes per annum of chemical-grade SC6 lithium oxide equivalent, alongside vertically integrated refining into battery-grade lithium salts; ongoing test programs advance resource expansion, metallurgical optimization, environmental baseline studies, and all-season road access. The company maintains strategic Indigenous partnerships with proximal Oji-Cree communities and engages in community consultations for permitting.
Recent developments include a March 2024 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, under which Mitsubishi acquired a 7.5% interest for CAD 25 million to fund advancement toward a fully integrated operation, with an option to increase to 25% post-Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS); in May 2025, Frontier released its Mine and Mill DFS effective May 28, 2025, outlining a 31-year operation with post-tax NPV of $932 million (8% discount), 37% reserve increase, and positioning as North America's lowest-cost SC6 producer. In July 2025, the company awarded a contract to Fluor for the lithium conversion facility DFS, supporting construction of a demonstration plant and targeting final investment decision within 24 months. Frontier continues permitting consultations, infrastructure development including bridges and roads, and evaluation of a Thunder Bay site for refining, with production timelines aiming for 2027 permits and operations post-2026 metallurgical finalization.