Aley Project

Taseko’s 100%-owned Aley Project in northeast British Columbia is one of largest undeveloped niobium deposit in the world. The project provides a long-term, critical minerals opportunity for Taseko, its shareholders and the people of northern BC.

Niobium is a critical mineral used in the manufacture of high-strength low-alloy steels with a broad range of industrial, technological and medical applications, as well as in superalloys for jet engines, land-based turbines and other aerospace, military and energy applications. Niobium may also play a significant role in the evolution of fast-charging, high-power batteries for electric cars and trucks, heavy equipment, rail operations and energy storage.

Aley has a mine life of 24 years and a production capacity of 9 million kilograms of Niobium annually  – about 8% of 2022 global output. This would make Taseko the second-largest Niobium producer in the world, and solidify Canada as a leading international producer of this critical mineral.