Vancouver-based nickel mining company FPX Nickel Corp has begun the first-ever field tests designed to confirm the potential for the development for a low- or zero-carbon mining operation at its Baptiste Project in the Decar Nickel District in Central British Columbia.
Initiated in August by researchers from the University of British Columbia, the field tests build on previous positive laboratory tests, which show that the Baptise Project’s tailings can adsorb considerable quantities of CO2 when exposed to air through a natural process of mineral carbonation.
“This test programme is designed primarily to estimate the potential of Baptiste tailing to permanently sequester significant quantities of carbon dioxide by direct air capture under natural conditions and as consequence of the proposing mining and milling process.” said Martin Turenne, FPX Nickel’s President and CEO.
“The Baptiste Project has the potential to be a lobal leader in the large-scale production of low- or zero-carbon nickel for decades to come.”
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