 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.The property lies within the traditional land use area of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations of Whitedog, Ontario.In August 1999, Avalon signed a Memorandum of Understanding with WIN which was renewed in May 2013.