Name of the Project
Downstream battery materials processing facility.
Location
Sudbury, Canada.
Project Owner/s
Wyloo Metals.
Project Description
The facility will provide the missing piece in Canada’s aspirations to develop a domestic electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain by producing low-carbon nickel sulphate and nickel-dominant mine-to-precursor cathode active material, which are key ingredients for EV batteries.
Nickel for the facility will be supplied by Wyloo’s proposed Eagle’s Nest mine in the Ring of Fire region of northern Ontario, as well as other sources of third-party nickel-bearing feed and recycled battery materials.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Wyloo entered a memorandum of understanding with the City of Sudbury in May 2024 to secure a parcel of land to build a downstream battery materials processing facility.
Wyloo is completing a scoping study on the project, with construction of the facility expected to start following the construction of the Eagle’s Nest mine. Mine construction is targeted to start in 2027.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Wyloo Metals (Canada), tel +1 416 367 1444.
