Talon & Circulor Announce Partnership for Tracking Responsibly Sourced Domestic Nickel Circulor's mineral tracing technology assures that nickel produced at high standards for worker safety and environmental protection can be differentiated from minerals
Talon & Circulor Announce Partnership for
Tracking Responsibly Sourced Domestic
Nickel
Circulor's mineral tracing technology assures that nickel
produced at high standards for worker safety and
environmental protection can be differentiated from minerals
produced at lower standards
KEY POINTS
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Talon plans to use Circulor's traceability solution prior to the start of production.
Circulor's traceability solution will enable Talon to trace its nickel and copper concentrates as well
as recovered by-products, such as iron compounds for LFP batteries, cobalt, platinum group
metals and gold. The Circulor solution facilitates verifiable qualitative distinctions such as
provenance, production standards and embedded Co2 intensity.
Recent media focus on nickel production by Chinese companies mining and refining nickel in
Indonesia is creating reputational risk for battery manufacturers and EV makers due to worker
safety incidents, environmental impacts and human rights violations.
Tracing minerals produced with high standards will allow battery makers and EV manufacturers to
ensure their mineral sourcing aligns with their ESG commitments and laws such as the United
States' IRA, EU's Battery Regulation, Ecodesign for Sustainable Production Regulation, and
CBAM.
Tamarack, Minnesota and London, England--(Newsfile Corp. - July 18, 2024) - Talon Metals Corp. (TSX:
TLO) ("
Talon
") plans to use Circulor's award winning traceability technology to assure that Talon's
mineral production is fully traceable throughout supply chains from the mine to recycling.
Circulor's unique solution ensures critical mineral supply chain traceability through complex industrial
supply chains, especially for EV battery and defense related manufacturing.
"Deploying Circulor's technology fulfils Talon's commitment to produce nickel and other critical minerals
at the highest possible standards for labor rights, environmental protection and indigenous participation
in clean energy projects. Using Circulor's technology will ensure that our customers and in turn their
customers have a verifiable record that the nickel in their battery was produced at high standards in the
United States," said Henri van Rooyen, CEO of Talon.
A Talon-Circulor partnership will further contribute to US goals to build a secure domestic supply chain
for critical minerals like nickel. The partnership would also position Talon's production to meet the
requirements of the European Union's Battery Regulation, Ecodesign for Sustainable Production
Regulation, and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Traceability of newly mined minerals is also an important contribution to future recycling. Todd Malan,
Talon's Chief External Affairs Officer and Head of Climate Strategy commented, "The critical minerals
we can responsibly extract from the ground in Minnesota and process in North Dakota are infinitely
recyclable. Mining these elements today in a responsible manner is a contribution to future generations'
ability to have a more circular system that relies on recycling. There are not enough critical minerals in
use today to achieve the scale of our ambitions in the clean energy transition. Tracing minerals produced
today will ensure that their provenance, production standards and Co2 intensity can be traced all the way
to the recycling stage and then accounted for in many future uses."
Figure 1: Tracing Minerals From Mine to Recycling
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Circulor's CEO Douglas Johnson-Poensgen commented, "We applaud Talon for their unwavering
commitment to high standards in mineral production, and we're pleased to work with Talon in providing
transparency so that Talon's customers know that the products they receive are sustainable, responsible,
and American made. It's only by coupling responsible, sustainable production in the upstream with
material traceability that we ensure the energy transition protects our fellow people and our planet."
Talon's Malan added, "The Circulor solution digitally tracks the material itself through extraction,
processing, and manufacturing processes, all the way to cell, pack, and vehicle production. This digital
chain of custody can also incorporate independent standards like IRMA or Nickel Mark so that
downstream recipients differentiate the material itself by third-party audit results. We have already
started the process for self-assessment under IRMA's 'IRMA Ready' standard for junior mining projects
that are not yet in production. Tracing technology that validates an independent assessment of mineral
production will be a vital tool for battery manufacturers and automakers to eliminate reputational risk in
their mineral sourcing. Tracing also provides the granular, audit-level data, attributed to the material or
product itself to comply with government requirements such as the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit and the
EU Battery Regulation."
ABOUT TALON
Talon is a TSX-listed base metals company in a joint venture with
Rio Tinto
on the high-grade
Tamarack
Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project
located in central Minnesota. Talon's shares are also traded in the US
over the OTC market under the symbol TLOFF. The Tamarack Nickel Project comprises a large land
position (18km of strike length) with additional high-grade intercepts
outside the current resource area
.
Talon has an earn-in right to acquire up to 60% of the Tamarack Nickel Project, and currently owns 51%.
Talon is focused on (i) expanding and infilling its current high-grade nickel mineralization resource
prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 to shape a mine plan for submission to Minnesota regulators,
and (ii) following up on additional high-grade nickel mineralization in the Tamarack Intrusive Complex.
Talon has a
neutrality and workforce development agreement
in place with the United Steelworkers
union. Talon's Battery Mineral Processing Facility in Mercer County, North Dakota was
selected by the
US Department of Energy
for US$114.8 million funding grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and
the
US Department of Defense awarded Talon a grant of US$20.6 million
to support and accelerate
Talon's exploration efforts in both Minnesota and Michigan. Talon has well-qualified experienced
exploration, mine development, external affairs and mine permitting teams.
For additional information on Talon, please visit the Company's website at
www.talonmetals.com
or
contact:
Sean Werger
President
Talon Metals Corp.
Tel: (416) 361-9636 x102
Email:
Todd Malan
Chief External Officer & Head of Climate Strategy
Talon Metals Corp.
Tel: (202) 714-8187
Email:
ABOUT CIRCULOR
For additional information on Circulor, please visit Circulor's website at
www.circulor.com
or contact:
Ellen Carey
Chief External Affairs Officer
Circulor
Tel: +49 17 41 93 70 63
Email:
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements
of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that Talon believes, expects or
anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of Talon based on information currently available to
Talon. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to Talon's plans to use Circulor's
traceability solution. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-
looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no
assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on Talon.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be
required by applicable securities laws, Talon disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-
looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Although
Talon believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-
looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not
be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
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