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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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For this trend to continue, though, mining companies need to find a lot more of the metals used to build electric cars and their batteries. And then of course we use copper windings in the electric motors as well. They build a whole ensemble of different possibilities that are all consistent with the data. Really appreciate it.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant. If approached correctly, African countries can capitalize on their abundant natural resources, growing demand for vehicles and rapid urbanization to build a global hub to produce electric vehicles. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost.

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