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The case for using rocks to sequester carbon - CO2Lock's CEO Cooper Quinn

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By Michael McCrae
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(Kitco News) - Verifiable and near permanent are the advantages to using reactive minerals for carbon sequestration, said CO2Lock's CEO Cooper Quinn.

Earlier this month Quinn spoke to mining audiences manager Michael McCrae and Kitco correspondent Paul Harris on Kitco Roundtable.

CO2Lock is focused on carbon sequestration using rocks that react to carbon in the air and bind with it. The process works by storing CO2 in hard rock called serpentinized peridotites. The brucite-rich form is a superior host with significantly faster and larger storage potential than basalts, writes CO2Lock on its investor presentation. The company is exploring in-situ and ex-situ processes as the best means to exploit the technique. CO2Lock is a subsidiary of FPX Nickel, which is advancing a project in central B.C.

Quinn said that binding carbon to minerals has some advantages over growing trees or other methods of carbon sequestration. CO2Lock's method is verifiable and near permanent.

"Mineralizing that CO2...that is then stable over geologic time," said Quinn.

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Michael McCrae

Michael McCrae is leading Kitco's coverage of the mining sector. McCrae, who has both an MBA and CMA, knows how to build digital media properties. He was co-founder and publisher of MINING.com, an award-winning news site. Before coming to media, McCrae worked in IT and banking. Please reach out: mmccrae@kitco.com or (514) 670-1383. You can also follow him at @michaelmccrae.

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