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FPX Nickel Reports Expanded Field Tests Demonstrating the Baptiste Deposit has Unique Potential to Become the Nickel Industry's First Large-Scale, Carbon-Neutral Operation
FPX Nickel Reports Expanded Field Tests Demonstrating the Baptiste Deposit has Unique Pot...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n FPX Nickel Reports Expanded Field Tests Demonstrating the Baptiste Deposit has Unique Potential to Become the Nickel Industry's First Large-Scale, Carbon-Neutral Operation\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n June 9, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - FPX Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FPX)\n \n \n (\"\n \n FPX\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") is pleased to report the results of expanded field tests which demonstrate the potential for significant direct air carbon capture in tailings at its Baptiste Project in the Decar Nickel District in central British Columbia.  These field tests, from Phase 2 of a two-part program conducted by researchers from the\n \n University of British Columbia\n \n (\n \n \"UBC\"\n \n ) funded by FPX and the Government of\n \n Canada\n \n , continue to demonstrate that the Baptiste Project's tailings can sequester significant quantities of carbon dioxide (\n \n \"CO\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \"\n \n ) when exposed to air through a natural process of mineral carbonation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n \n \n The positive results of the 59-day Phase 2 field test (September to\n \n November 2020\n \n ) described herein expand upon the 24-day Phase 1 results (\n \n August 2020\n \n ) described in the Company's\n \n February 16, 2021\n \n news release\n \n \n Significant rates of carbon sequestration were noted on a continuous basis throughout Phases 1 and 2 under all test conditions, with the highest rates of sequestration occurring in tailings subjected to churning at regular intervals to encourage greater exposure of the crushed material to air\n \n \n Measurements during the combined 83-day Phase 1 and 2 field programs indicate capture of a total of 5.8 grams of CO\n \n 2\n \n for each kilogram of crushed Baptiste tailings exposed to air by churning on a regular basis to a depth of 12 cm\n \n \n \n Carbon\n \n sequestration rates observed during these Phases 1 and 2 (3.7 kg CO\n \n 2\n \n /m\n \n 2\n \n year) are approximately 50% greater than the estim...