A team led by Université du Québec à Montréal Professor Stéphane De Souza has been awarded $1M to research the extraction of critical and strategic minerals. De Souza will work with UQAM graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi professors, and industry partners. The team also has future collaboration plans with the Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Cégep de Sept-Îles, Cégep de St-Félicien, and the Centre d’études collégiales de Chibougamau. Together, the team will conduct research at mining sites in James Bay, Nunavik, Gaspésie, and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where they will investigate new techniques for exploring minerals such as lithium, copper, nickel, and platinum. The funding comes from the Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en transformation métallique and industry partners.
