Mining and Minerals Today Issue 103 July 2024 | Page 28

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of building and selling E & P companies is exceptional , and we aim to continue our growth trajectory towards an ultimate liquidity event within the next two-to-five years ,” Bryden adds .
Prospective opportunities
Sustainable exploration is the epicenter of
ROK ’ s business operations . Bryden offers
insights into the organization ’ s ongoing exploration activities . “ At present , we are concentrating our exploration efforts for new prospects across the Williston Basin , where we have built our expertise over the past 18 years . Additionally , we have a drilling program scheduled for the second half
of 2024 , within which we plan to include two light oil exploration prospects in Saskatchewan ,” he informs .
Recently , ROK established a fruitful strategic partnership with EMP Metals
Corp ., which Bryden tells us more about . “ A few years back , a local company started leasing lithium mineral rights in subsurface brine in Saskatchewan . Recognizing an opportunity in unleased lands close to our oilfield operations , we seized it by forming a partnership with EMP Metals to acquire lithium mineral rights and begin exploration . ROK holds a 25 percent stake in this joint venture , which is called Hub City Lithium , with EMP Metals owning the remaining 75 percent . ROK acts as the technical team through a management agreement .
“ Over the past three years , Hub City Lithium has secured over 200,000 acres of prospective land and drilled and tested multiple vertical wells in the Duperow Formation , which has been confirmed to have the highest lithium brine concentration ever recorded in Canada at 259 milligrams per liter . Likewise , we have completed a

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