Is there lithium in Alberta?

Yes. The AGS puts 82.5 Mt LCE in place in Leduc and Swan Hills formation water, 62 Mt of it under existing leases. Project grades run 54–82 mg/L lithium.

Which companies are developing lithium in Alberta?

E3 Lithium (Clearwater / Bashaw and Garrington), LithiumBank Resources (Boardwalk and Park Place, with SLB), NeoLithica (Peace River) and LibertyStream (formerly Volt Lithium, Rainbow Lake, idle). The AER expects 14–15 kt/yr of lithium carbonate from 2028.

Is there a lithium mine in Alberta?

Not a mine in the usual sense. Alberta lithium is recovered by direct lithium extraction from produced brine and the brine is reinjected. E3 Lithium's demonstration plant entered its second phase in June 2026; commercial output is targeted for 2028/29.

INTERACTIVE MAP · PUBLIC DATA

Lithium in Alberta: map of brine deposits and projects

Lithium in Alberta is in hot Devonian reef brines, not hard rock. This map draws the AGS formation-water lithium samples (mg/L) over the Leduc and Swan Hills brine fairways, the metallic and industrial minerals agreements that cover brine leases, and every lithium project the Atlas tracks.

The AGS estimates 82.5 Mt of lithium carbonate equivalent in place above 50 mg/L. E3 Lithium's Clearwater project (16.2 Mt LCE measured and indicated) targets first production in 2028/29.

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Is there lithium in Alberta?: Yes. The AGS puts 82.5 Mt LCE in place in Leduc and Swan Hills formation water, 62 Mt of it under existing leases. Project grades run 54–82 mg/L lithium. More
Which companies are developing lithium in Alberta?: E3 Lithium (Clearwater / Bashaw and Garrington), LithiumBank Resources (Boardwalk and Park Place, with SLB), NeoLithica (Peace River) and LibertyStream (formerly Volt Lithium, Rainbow Lake, idle). The AER expects 14–15 kt/yr of lithium carbonate from 2028. More
Is there a lithium mine in Alberta?: Not a mine in the usual sense. Alberta lithium is recovered by direct lithium extraction from produced brine and the brine is reinjected. E3 Lithium's demonstration plant entered its second phase in June 2026; commercial output is targeted for 2028/29. More

DATA BEHIND THIS MAP (4)

Official sources

Lithium in groundwater & formation water (DIG 2019-0029)Alberta Geological Survey · Brine & lithium · drawableThe primary lithium screening layer: filter above 50 mg/L and overlay reef aquifer extents.
Metallic & industrial minerals agreementsAlberta Energy and Minerals · Mineral tenure · drawableLithium, salt, silica, limestone and metallic tenure; about 2 million ha are under lithium leases.
Subsurface temperature points (BHT-derived)Alberta Geological Survey · Geothermal · drawableThermal gradient for geothermal doublets and for DLE kinetics in lithium brines; basement temperature grids exist as LERC tiles.
Active producing wells (Alberta Energy Geoview)Alberta Energy and Minerals · Wells · link onlyWhere hydrocarbons are flowing today: live reservoir pressure, produced-water (brine) access, helium-bearing gas streams and infrastructure for re-entry.

COMMODITY PROFILES

Reserves, value and feasibility

Lithium (oilfield brines)Potash Magnesium Geothermal heat & power

Operations on this map

E3 Lithium — Clearwater (Bashaw District)Lithium brine · E3 LithiumPilot / demonstration
E3 Lithium — GarringtonLithium brine · E3 LithiumExploration
LithiumBank — BoardwalkLithium brine · LithiumBank Resources (SLB FS/FEED)Pilot / demonstration
LithiumBank — Park PlaceLithium brine · LithiumBank ResourcesExploration
NeoLithica — Peace River lithiumLithium brine · NeoLithicaExploration
Rainbow Lake lithium (Keg River / Sulphur Point)Lithium brine · LibertyStream (formerly Volt Lithium)Idled
Alberta No. 1 geothermal (Greenview)Geothermal · Terrapin / No. 1 Geothermal LPPermitting
FutEra Swan Hills geothermal–gas hybridGeothermal · FutEra Power (Razor / AIMCo)Operating

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