Mercer County Nickel Processing

Talon Metals · Mercer County, USA · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by Talon Metals in Mercer County, USA. Status: announced.

Mercer County Nickel Processing: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status announced, USA Battery-grade chemicals Announced USA
Capacity
Not published
Chemistry
Nickel concentrate to battery nickel (planned)
Start year
-
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Announced: status carried from the legacy record

Product: Nickel concentrate to battery nickel (planned). Capacity: not published.

Tamarack nickel concentrate to be processed in North Dakota; Tesla offtake; DOE grant.

Plant record

Plant record

Mercer County Nickel Processing (Talon Metals)
CompanyTalon Metals
PlantMercer County Nickel Processing
CityMercer County
State or provinceNorth Dakota
CountryUSA
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productNickel concentrate to battery nickel (planned)
Statusannounced
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified
Scalecommercial
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

Official site: talonmetals.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Mercer County Nickel Processing (Talon Metals)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10