As the popularity of lithium increases on the back of electric car batteries and smart phones, the so-called “white petroleum” and “white gold” continues to attract investors, and a couple of small Canadian companies are already reaping the benefit of this trend.Only a month after selling part of its lithium project in Nova Scotia to a fellow Canadian junior, Champlain Mineral Ventures received a huge bulk sample order from an unidentified Chinese mining company.

Source: Chinese eye Atlantic Canada’s lithium project | MINING.com