formerly avalon rare metals inc. type public traded as tsx avl industry metals & mining headquarters toronto ontario canada key people donald s. bubar president & ceo jim andersen vp finance corporate secretary & cfo david marsh svp metallurgy & technology development bill mercer vp exploration pierre neatby vp marketing mark wiseman vp sustainability products lithium petalite tantalum cesium calcium feldspar indium tin rare earth elements website www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com avalon advanced materials inc. formerly avalon rare metals inc. is a canadian mineral development company with a primary focus on the rare metals and minerals headquartered in toronto canada . avalon specializes in niche market metals and minerals with growing demand in new technology . avalon s principal assets are its 100 % owned nechalacho project yellowknife northwest territories separation rapids near minaki ontario east kemptville nova scotia miramichi new brunswick lilypad lakes near ignace ontario and warren township 1 ontario . avalon is listed on the toronto stock exchange under the symbol avl and on the otcqx market under the symbol avlnf . contents 1 projects 1.1 nechalacho rare earth elements project 1.1.1 first nations agreements 1.2 separation rapids lithium project 1.3 east kemptville tin indium project 2 corporate sustainability 2.1 university student outreach initiative 3 see also 4 references 5 external links projects edit nechalacho rare earth elements project edit avalon s most developed resource is the nechalacho rare earth elements deposit 2 located 100 km southeast of yellowknife in the northwest territories canada . the nechalacho deposit contains the more valuable hree such as europium terbium and dysprosium along with neodymium . avalon completed a feasibility study in april 2013 focused on defining high grade hree rich resources in the large basal zone of the deposit . nechalacho is the first hree project outside of china to have reached this milestone . the nechalacho project is planned to consist of three facilities an underground mine and concentrator a hydrometallurgical plant and a rare earth refinery . on july 29 2013 the mackenzie valley environmental impact review board mveirb completed its report of environmental assessment and recommended approval of the nechalacho project . on november 4 2013 the federal government approved the project allowing the company to proceed with formal applications for the required land use permits and water licenses to mveirb . first nations agreements edit the nechalacho project at thor lake is situated in an area known as the akaitcho territory which is subject to a comprehensive land claim negotiation between several communities of the dene nation and canada s federal government . in 2012 avalon completed an accommodation agreement with the deninu kue first nation . 3 the accommodation agreement provides business and employment opportunities for the deninu kue related to the project and contains measures to mitigate environmental and cultural impacts that may result from the project development . in february 2014 the company signed a participation agreement with the northwest territory metis nation . separation rapids lithium project edit avalon is also developing a lithium petalite deposit located 70 km north of kenora in ontario canada . the separation rapids property is host to a large complex type pegmatite ; it is the fourth example in the world of a rare metal pegmatite with the size required to be of major economic importance . the strike length of the deposit is over 1.5 km and the width ranges from 10 to 70 metres . the mineralized zone is well exposed at surface in a low dome shaped hill . this part of the deposit will be readily amenable to mining by low cost quarrying methods . avalon has demonstrated it is able to produce high purity petalite from the deposit for use in the glass ceramics industry as well as battery grade lithium chemicals for use in the lithium ion battery sector . east kemptville tin indium project edit the east kemptville tin indium project is located approximately 45 km northeast of yarmouth nova scotia in the vicinity of the former east kemptville tin mine . in may 2014 avalon entered into an agreement with the surface rights holder to secure access to lands held under the special licence for a limited drilling program to confirm historic estimates of tin copper zinc resources remaining in the ground after production ceased at the east kemptville mine in 1992 and bring them into compliance with ni 43 101 for reporting purposes . avalon completed a seven hole confirmation drilling program in september 2014 . corporate sustainability edit avalon has made social responsibility health and safety and environmental stewardship its cornerstones of development . in 2011 avalon produced its first full corporate sustainability report entitled journey to a sustainable future prepared within the framework of the gri version g3 .1 . 4 a 2015 sustainability report balancing opportunities . was released in december 2015 . 5 university student outreach initiative edit in 2011 avalon established its university student outreach initiative 6 to build and enhance the talent pools needed to design improve and operate future facilities . given the limited rare metals course material in canadian universities avalon has partnered with several institutions to promote knowledge of rare metals within university curriculum . institutions include canadian mba leadership conference mcgill university ryerson university schulich school of business york university schulich school of business university of british columbia mining engineering university of toronto university of windsor waterloo institute of nanotechnology and western university . company representatives have delivered lectures to undergraduate chemistry metallurgy mining and geology classes led graduate business seminars and sponsored student projects and case competitions . avalon has also sponsored students to participate in industry conferences and provided research initiatives cultivating the next generation of engineers and business leaders . in addition avalon continues to actively organize sponsor and participate in numerous pdac and other major industry forums focused on technical and csr related specialties as well as local community education programs . see also edit rare metals lithium national instrument 43 101 mineral resource classification references edit http www.avalonraremetals.com projects http www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com nechalacho nechalacho overview http avalonraremetals.mwnewsroom.com press releases avalon and the deninu k ue first nation enter into tsx avl 201206070796981001 http www.avalonraremetals.com resources avl csr2011 singlepages.pdf http www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com sustainability 2015 sustainability report http www.avalonraremetals.com sustainability academia events external links edit avalon advanced materials inc. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title avalon rare metals & oldid 720208350 categories companies listed on the toronto stock exchangemining companies of canadacompanies based in torontolithium companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 may 2016 at 11 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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