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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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And so we use copper to move electric power around the vehicle, to move electric power around the energy system in the transmission grid. And then of course we use copper windings in the electric motors as well. And our Mingomba project in Zambia is by far the furthest along. And where do we go from there?

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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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Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials. However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe.

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