RE:RE:BuyingEtmc just got 1.8 million from the province, that's nothing to sneeze at. Quebec was and is involved in Nemaska and look how that turned out. I don't want to be partnered with the province. Look at the names in this article on the Saltan Sea from the middle of March. Thanks for the heads up on the NY Times article.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-16/lithium-startup-lilac-solutions-bill-gates-salton-sea