PMET partners with Koch Technology Solutions to develop value-added caesium chemicals
- Four-month testwork program with Koch Technology Solutions will assess converting Shaakichiuwaanaan pollucite concentrates into caesium chemical products.
- Shaakichiuwaanaan’s CV13 hosts pollucite zones Rigel, Vega and Helios with 0.69 Mt at 4.40% Cs2O (Indicated) and 1.70 Mt at 2.40% Cs2O (Inferred).
- Program will evaluate KTS proprietary recovery and processing techniques to produce a range of value‑added caesium compounds and potential access to US defence, space, energy and advanced electronics supply chains.
- PMET plans a 2026 drill campaign at CV13 and expects an updated caesium Mineral Resource Estimate in H2 2026.
Testwork partnership
PMET has commenced a strategic testwork program with Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) to evaluate advanced processing pathways for caesium chemicals derived from pollucite concentrates at its 100%-owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Project in James Bay, Quebec. The program is designed to leverage KTS’s processing technologies and technical expertise, and is planned to run for approximately four months to develop preliminary process pathways for value‑added caesium compounds.
Resource context
The Shaakichiuwaanaan Property hosts the world’s largest in‑situ pollucite‑hosted caesium pegmatite Mineral Resource in the CV13 Pegmatite, with multiple mineralised zones (Vega, Rigel and Helios). Reported caesium resources for CV13 are 0.69 Mt at 4.40% Cs2O (Indicated) and 1.70 Mt at 2.40% Cs2O (Inferred), and mineralisation remains open in several areas.
Objectives and target markets
The program aims to convert pollucite concentrates into a range of value‑added caesium chemical products and to test proprietary recovery techniques. PMET positions the work as a potential pathway into US industrial supply chains serving defence, aerospace, energy and advanced electronics, and is also assessing downstream applications including oil and gas, catalysts, pharmaceuticals and next‑generation terrestrial solar panels.
Next steps and timeline
Preliminary process pathways are expected following the roughly four‑month testwork. PMET will continue exploration and resource development at CV13 with a proposed 2026 drill campaign and anticipates an updated caesium Mineral Resource Estimate in the second half of 2026.
Source: KTS
