First Atlantic drills 447m of 1.27% awaruite nickel at RPM zone

The Canadian company wants to acquire 13 lithium-potassium-boron prospective salars in central Mexico.

The British Columbia-based company is working on a project that uses the hydrometallurgical Re-2Ox process to recover metals from lithium-ion, nickel-hydride and nickel-cadmium batteries.

The company has successfully completed the conversion of its Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into 99.985% pure lithium carbonate.

Engineers are working to incorporate a bipolar technology that uses silicon wafers in traditional lead batteries.

Falcondo’s plan to mine the Loma Miranda area was considered controversial.

The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.

It has received an installation licence for PNP1000, the initial, small-scale production phase of its Piauí nickel-cobalt project.

Larger graphite flake sizes are used in the manufacture of bipolar plates for fuel cells and vanadium redox batteries, as well as primary batteries.

BMI says the combination of natural resources and highly skilled workforce should help developing a sustainable value chain for battery materials.