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Robert Swystun

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Rob is a journalist, business writer and marketing consultant living and working in Winnipeg. His favourite thing to do is road-tripping around the beautiful prairie provinces.

Robert's Latest Articles

Part 3: Lithium on the prairies – Mining in Saskatchewan

By Robert Swystun ● News ● September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022

The focus on lithium extraction in Saskatchewan is of the salt brine variety in southern Saskatchewan, near Torquay.

Part 2: Lithium on the Prairies – What’s happening in Manitoba?

By Robert Swystun ● News ● September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022

Manitoba is home to the only currently active lithium mine in Canada, the Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada.

Lithium ore falls through a separation machine

Part 1: Lithium on the prairies – the latest boom for Snow Lake?

By Robert Swystun ● News ● September 20, 2022 September 21, 2022

The small mining town of Snow Lake in northern Manitoba, about 200 km east of Flin Flon, has had its share of booms and busts. Lithium is the newest resource promising to put the town back on the proverbial map.