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is managed by Hard Creek Nickel, a subsidiary owned 85 per cent by Giga
Metals Corporation and 15 per cent by Mitsubishi Corporation.
Projects such as Turnagain have the potential to be the gold standard
—with a plan to maintain a remarkably low level of GHG emissions and
minimal use of fossil fuels, and to employ an electric trolley assisted
truck 昀氀eet to reduce diesel demand. The tailings facility design is designed to be strong and safe, and will also sequester signi昀椀cant amounts
of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A pre-feasibility study was released in 2023, with all technical information approved by Quali昀椀ed
Persons and shared with local First Nations communities.
I recently dug into the issues directly with Giga
Metals CEO Mark Jarvis and Manager of Development Lyle Trytten.
TURNAGAIN PROJECT,
LOCATED IN NORTHERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PHOTO CREDIT:
GIGA METALS
“Our economics are comparable to plant operations in other places that make battery materials,
such as in China and Indonesia, but we have to go
through an environmental assessment, and they
don’t have to go through anything meaningful.
CANADIAN MINING PROJECTS: TUNE IN
TO THE TURNAGAIN UPDATE
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