Alberta's Lithium Bombshell: $1 Trillion Potential

0:00Albertages dropped a bombshell in the lithium game, quantifying its underground brine reserves at 82.5 million tons of lithium, carbonate equivalent. That puts the province in the running for the world's third largest resource, all dissolved in oil and gas fields they've known about for decades. Times are changing fast, with electric vehicle batteries and tech demanding more lithium. Last week, the Albertage Geological Survey put real numbers to it, and on paper, using direct lithium extraction, it could be worth nearly one trillion US dollars. Companies like E3 lithium and lithium bank are leading the charge, piloting tech to pull battery-grade lithium from the lead-up reservoir, brine, what used, to be waste from oil ops. They've got demo plants running, tapping existing wells, pipelines and power lines to cut costs on Alberta's lower-grade stuff. Experts see huge potential for a smooth shift from oil and gas jobs to clean energy, making Alberta a powerhouse. But CEO Chris Dornboes and Prof John Curtin warn

1:05his theoretical tech and scale commercially yet, prices swing wild and rivals like Chilly got the edge with proven methods. Governments are all in with billions for critical minerals, racing to break China's grip and build North American supply chains. Watch this space as pilots prove out and finance flows in, could redefine the energy map. From your city, powered by AI, this is Vancouver News Today.