Name of the Project
Electric vehicle battery materials park.

Location
Ontario, Canada.

Project Owner/s
Electra Battery Metals Corporation.

Project Description
A scoping study has proposed the creation of an integrated electric vehicle battery materials park that will include nickel, cobalt and manganese refining, the recycling of battery black mass material and precursor cathode active material (pCAM) manufacturing.

The facility will produce about 10 000 t/y of battery-grade nickel sulphate and nickel equivalent pCAM, with three feed baseloads – nickel sulphides, Class 1 nickel metal and ferronickel, supplemented with recycled battery black mass and nickel-rich mixed hydroxide precipitate.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Capital costs to build the facility are estimated at between $550-million and $650-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Electra is targeting the commercialisation of an integrated nickel sulphate refinery and pCAM plant over the next three to four years, following the completion of requisite prefeasibility and feasibility studies and project construction.

Latest Developments
Electra aims to start a prefeasibility study to assess a phased approach to nickel refining while lowering initial capital and operating cost estimates.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Electra Battery Metals Corporation, tel +1416900 3891 or email info@ElectraBMC.com.