Cobalt Blue

Broken Hill cobalt project
TECHNOLOGY

Broken Hill to be smaller with higher grades

Cobalt Blue and Iwatani to develop cobalt project

26 February 2024

 COB's cobalt hydroxide sample
PROCESSING

Cobalt Blue moves on US/EU market compliance

Reagent consumptions are in line with study estimates

19 January 2024

Cobalt Blue demonstration plant manager Adam Randall with the first 5t sample of third party feedstock material. Photo: Cobalt Blue
PROCESSING

Japanese ally appears for Cobalt Blue's refinery plan

Cobalt Blue wants to develop plant in Kwinana. Potential partner has Kwinana land

01 December 2023

 Ore feed hopper to concentrator circuit.
PROCESSING

Cobalt Blue puts circuit to test

Cobalt in ore was upgraded to about 4300 in concentrate, with mass rejection of 75% to tailings.

07 October 2022

Pressure oxidation vessels make up part of Cobalt Blue's demonstration plant.
PROCESSING

Cobalt Blue demo plant transitioning to operations

Aim is to produce 10t of cobalt products.

26 July 2022

 Pyrite Hill underground portal.
UNDERGROUND

Pyrite Hill box cut open

The 80m decline at Pyrite Hill is set to intersect the ore body at about 40m underground.

12 May 2022

Cobalt Blue has been granted federal Major Project Status for its Broken Hill Cobalt project.
MANAGEMENT

Broken Hill cobalt project hits fast track

The BHCP remains the only large scale, ex African, greenfield primary cobalt project globally.

02 March 2022

 Cobalt Blue stays on track
PROCESSING

Testing times in QLD for COB

Cobalt Blue's own processing technology will also be put to the test.

21 December 2021

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