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Talon Metals Submits Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Proposed Underground Nickel Mine to Produce Domestic Supply of Minerals for US Battery Supply Chain
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will commence Environmental Review process for proposed...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Talon Metals Submits Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Proposed Underground Nickel Mine to Produce Domestic Supply of Minerals for US Battery Supply ChainMinnesota Department of Natural Resources will commence Environmental Review process for proposed underground mine, rail loading facility and water treatment plant in central MinnesotaTamarack, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. - June 21, 2023) - Talon Metals Corp. (TSX: TLO) (OTC Pink: TLOFF) through its subsidiary Talon Nickel (USA) LLC (\"Talon\" or the \"Company\"), today submitted its Environmental Assessment Worksheet (\"EAW\") to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to begin the State's Environmental Impact Statement scoping process for the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project (the \"Tamarack Nickel Project\"), a proposed small-footprint, high-grade underground nickel mine that would be located near the City of Tamarack in Aitkin County, Minnesota.\"Our team in Tamarack is excited to have reached the milestone of submitting the initial worksheet form to begin Minnesota's Environmental Review process, the starting point for any project seeking a permit in the state,\" said Henri van Rooyen, CEO of Talon. He continued, \"We have worked very hard and invested millions of dollars to understand the environment and cultural resources in the area where we are proposing the Tamarack Nickel Project outside the City of Tamarack. Environmental data collection started in 2006 and today includes data from the deep bedrock where the high-grade nickel deposit is found, to the surface water in the glacial till layer that contains wetlands, streams, rivers, lakes and homestead wells. This baseline data has helped the team to design the proposed project to safeguard the environment.\"The submittal covers several key conceptual aspects of the Tamarack Nickel Project for scoping:A smaller above ground mine operation campus than previously planned, now down to approximately 60 acres (not including rail spur).No crushing or processing of ore at the mine site in Aitkin County.Ore will be extracted from the orebody in the underground mine and transported to the surface and loaded onto covered and enclosed railcars inside a building to control for dust and water.Talon proposes to use an innovative approach to mine development, using a Tunnel Boring Machine (\"TBM\") that will create a se...