OPERATIONS

American Manganese, Circulor team up for blockchain tech

Canadian company American Manganese has joined together with London, UK-headquartered Circulor to pilot blockchain technology that will allow the development of a traceable, trackable circular economy for ethically sourced electric vehicle battery metals

Staff reporter
The companies want to map the life cycle of an EV battery

The companies want to map the life cycle of an EV battery

The technology will be able to trace the movement from the mine through first use and then to recycling of the metals, including cobalt, via lifestyle mapping. Officials said it will help with understanding value flow through the production process and life cycle, and it will also give American Manganese a roadmap for sourcing lithium ion batteries.

Now heading into pilot, the company said it and Circulor will be retaining additional industrial partners from the EV battery life-cycle circle, including car manufacturers.

"Blockchain technology has the potential to transform complex industrial supply chains both by assuring provenance and improving efficiency," Circulor CEO Doug Johnson-Poensgen said.

"This joint project will create the first blockchain solution designed specifically for the EV circular economy."

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions