{"id":3891,"date":"2024-01-16T10:02:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a2kadvisory.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:50:37","slug":"gates-bezos-backed-kobold-metals-in-four-continent-quest-for-lithium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a2kadvisory.com\/fr\/2024\/01\/16\/gates-bezos-backed-kobold-metals-in-four-continent-quest-for-lithium\/","title":{"rendered":"Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four continent quest for lithium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The company is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Quebec, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa. (Image courtesy of\u00a0KoBold Metals.<\/a><\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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KoBold\u00a0Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has launched a four-continent search for deposits of lithium, the coveted metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.<\/p>

The California-based startup, already working on\u00a0opening a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia<\/a>, will deploy the latest technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the United States, Australia and Africa, it said in the statement.<\/p>

Chief executive Kurt House noted the addition of lithium to the portfolio of battery metals KoBold wants to mine follows successes in exploring for nickel and copper in Canada and Zambia.<\/p>

\u201cTwo years ago, we hired lithium luminary Prof Robert Linnen to be KoBold\u2019s Chief Geologist, Lithium, and since his arrival, we\u2019ve been studying the fundamentals of lithium geochemistry,\u201d House said. \u201cWe\u2019re now deploying those insights [and] over the next decade, KoBold aims to develop enough new lithium to power hundreds of millions of electric vehicles.\u201d<\/p>

The company, which uses machine learning to look for deposits of critical minerals, identified earlier in the year a lithium prospect in a region of the Baie James in Canada. The area in which it found it was previously thought to have no economic lithium deposits.\u00a0<\/p>

One of the Silicon Valley firm\u2019s main objectives is closing the supply-gap needed to electrify transportation, which in the case of lithium will reach the $5-trillion mark, according to the company.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Besides its activities in Zambia, KoBold is active in two other African countries \u2014 Namibia, where is exploring for lithium, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it plans to begin exploration in coming weeks.<\/p>

It also has exploration activities underway in South Korea, Australia and the United States.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Besides its activities in Zambia, KoBold is active in two other African countries \u2014 Namibia, where is exploring for lithium, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it plans to begin exploration in coming weeks.<\/p>

It also has exploration activities underway in South Korea, Australia and the United States.<\/p>

Kobold\u2019s quest for battery metals\u00a0began three years ago in Canada,<\/a>\u00a0after it\u00a0acquired rights to the area in northern Quebec, just south of Glencore\u2019s Raglan nickel mine, where it detected lithium.<\/p>

The start-up now has about a dozen exploration properties\u00a0in places including Zambia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Western Australia, which\u00a0have resulted from joint ventures\u00a0with BHP<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0with BlueJay Mining<\/a>\u00a0(LON: JAY)\u00a0to\u00a0explore for\u00a0minerals in Greenland.\u00a0<\/p>

All those assets\u00a0contain or are expected to be\u00a0sources of\u00a0battery metals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Using artificial intelligence, Kobold\u00a0aims to create a \u201cGoogle Maps\u201d of the Earth\u2019s crust, with a special focus on finding copper, cobalt, nickel and lithium deposits.\u00a0<\/p>

It collects and analyzes multiple streams of data \u2014 from old drilling results to satellite imagery \u2014 to better understand where new deposits might be found.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Algorithms applied to the data collected determine the geological patterns that indicate a potential deposit of cobalt, which occurs naturally alongside nickel and copper.\u00a0<\/p>

The technology can locate resources that may have eluded more traditional geologists and can help miners decide where to acquire land and drill, the company said.<\/p>

Following a two-year rally to an all-time peak in 2022, lithium prices\u00a0have collapsed<\/a>\u00a0due to an oversupply and a weaker-than-expected growth in battery demand.\u00a0<\/p>

Rising interest rates have dampened global EV sales, prompting some carmakers to revise their plans and analysts, including consultancy\u00a0Benchmark Mineral Intelligence<\/em>, believe the lithium market will remain in surplus until 2028.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Source : mining.com<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has launched a four-continent search for deposits of lithium, the coveted metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech 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Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four continent quest for lithium<\/a><\/blockquote>