BHP Group-backed Lifezone Metals, which is developing a nickel mine in Tanzania, is negotiating supply deals with several electric vehicle manufacturers and battery makers as the race for energy transition metals intensifies, its CEO said.
The process run by RBC Capital Markets to sell yet-to-be-produced metal from Lifezone's Kabanga Nickel project has attracted strong interest from EV and battery companies, some of which have been to the mine site, CEO Chris Showalter said.
He declined to provide names, and said no agreements had yet been reached.