Tesla signs deal to buy nickel from proposed Aitkin County mine

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10 Jan 2022


News, Aitkin

DULUTH — A junior mining company hoping to open an underground mine in Aitkin County has agreed to provide nickel to the largest electric car manufacturer.

Talon Metals Corps and Tesla Inc. on Monday said they had reached six-year agreement that Tesla would buy 75,000 metric tons (165 million pounds) of nickel concentrate from Talon's proposed underground mine planned for just outside Tamarack, the companies announced in a news release Monday.

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