Sudbury's tailings ponds could hold key to easing EV battery …
May 29, 2022 · The key to supplying the automotive industry with enough electric vehicle batteries may rest in a toxic eyesore: Sudbury's vast tailings ponds. Tailings are the waste material left over...
The EV battery gold rush is here. Here’s how Canada can access …
Jul 10, 2023 · Mine tailings, a mining byproduct that can become hazardous when exposed to the elements, can be mixed with cement and repurposed in underground mines instead of released into ponds.
Sudbury’s tailings ponds could hold key to easing EV battery …
May 29, 2022 · The key to supplying the automotive industry with enough electric vehicle batteries may rest in a toxic eyesore: Sudbury’s vast tailings ponds. Tailings are the waste material left over from ore extraction processes — often mixed with water and stored in ponds.
Federal research and development - Canada
Project summary: Pyrrhotite-rich tailings in Sudbury, Ontario, are estimated to contain $8 to 10 billion in recoverable Ni; processing this material could be a significant new source of Ni- and Co-sulphate salts that could be used to help establish an EV battery manufacturing supply chain in Canada. Previous work at CanmetMINING has ...
The EV Battery Supply Chain Explained - RMI
May 5, 2023 · Improving EV supply chain transparency: “Battery passports” can help manufacturers certify where battery minerals are sourced and verify that these sources are following globally recognized ethical practices.
Carbon capture: On the rocks | Focus
Oct 15, 2024 · The team is partnering with mining companies that produce nickel for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. About five per cent of the pure class-1 nickel mined worldwide goes to make batteries for the transportation sector. That ratio is predicted to increase to over 40 per cent by 2025 as manufacturers shift to batteries with higher nickel content.
Battery supply chains at the heart of a Sudbury, Ont., conference ...
May 30, 2024 · Sudbury's tailings ponds could hold key to easing EV battery shortage, researcher says. In Depth. Ontario's automotive workforce needs a boost to be ready for the EV boom. As mines get...
Tersa Earth technology set to improve EV manufacturing supply …
Jul 26, 2023 · Using a ‘flow-based’ process, acid rock drainage held in tailings ponds, are treated to the point where the liquid can be released back into the environment safely. Currently, tailings ponds...
Serbia Rio Tinto lithium mine key to Europe EV batteries but ... - NPR
Aug 23, 2024 · The transition to a lower carbon emissions future depends on electric vehicles, and the batteries in those vehicles depend on lithium — a mineral in short supply and in big demand.
Lithium extraction could be a boon for Alberta, but it comes with ...
Nov 22, 2022 · A potential curveball could be that, with tremendous resources being poured into research, a long-sought breakthrough in new battery technology appears that doesn't require lithium.