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By Shane Lasley
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Potential CO2 neutral nickel mine in BC

Turnagain tailings could absorb more CO2 than mine emits Metal Tech News – June 2, 2021

 

Last updated 7/10/2022 at 3:20pm

Giga Metals cobalt nickel lithium-ion batteries EV electric vehicles

Giga Metals Corp.

Giga Metals' Turnagain project in Northern British Columbia hosts large amounts of nickel and cobalt in rocks that contain minerals capable of absorbing carbon dioxide out of the air.

A mine that produced the nickel and cobalt needed for the lithium-ion batteries powering zero-emission electric vehicles and offering the added benefit of locking up carbon dioxide in rocks for geological time periods would be considered an optimum solution in the battle against global warming. Recent tests carried out at the University of British Columbia indicate the potential that Giga Metal...



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