Talon Metals steps up exploratory drilling for a nickel mine in Minnesota, cites ‘exceptional’ find

Talon Metals steps up exploratory drilling for a nickel mine in Minnesota, cites ‘exceptional’ find Main Photo

8 May 2025


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Nearly a half-mile under the earth in northern Minnesota, an exploratory drill found something surprising: Minerals with the highest concentration of nickel yet identified by mining company Talon Metals, as well as copper, gold, and platinum group metals.

The company, which seeks to supply nickel to Tesla for electric vehicle batteries, announced May 1 that it found minerals with 12.65% nickel - compared to an average of 1.73% that the company previously reported, The find was made in an existing hole the company extended last year near Tamarack, MN, with the minerals staring at 2,320 feet deep.

The dig was part of Talon's accelerating exploration program, which has drilled or extended at least 292 holes from 2020 to2024, according to the Department of Natural Resources website and agency records. That's four times as many samples taken by Talon's mine partner, a subsidiary of the international mining giant Rio Tinto, as in the preceding five years.

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